Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger
Niger: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 21,737 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Niger recorded 21,737 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 232.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger peaked at 21,737 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,270 number, in 1996.
That places Niger 74th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,270 number | — |
| 1997 | 2,415 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2,383 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,398 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,384 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,375 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,422 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3,003 number | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 3,145 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5,576 number | +77.3% |
| 2007 | 6,079 number | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 6,544 number | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 7,738 number | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 8,022 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7,885 number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10,934 number | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 15,347 number | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 14,433 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 19,010 number | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 18,497 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21,737 number | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,366 number | 2,270 number | 2,415 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,941 number | 2,375 number | 6,544 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 13,734 number | 7,738 number | 21,737 number | 9 |
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More education data for Niger
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Niger was 21,737 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21,737 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,270 number in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 74th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.