Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 81.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger stood at 81.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger peaked at 90.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 93rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.1% | — |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 78.8% | 88.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 76.6% | 90.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 73.4% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.3% | 81.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,907 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.94 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release