Tertiary education, academic staff in Niger
Niger: Tertiary education, academic staff was 10.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, tertiary education, academic staff in Niger stood at 10.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Niger peaked at 17.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2004.
Niger ranks 162nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 17.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Niger?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Niger was 10.3% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Niger ranks 162nd out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.