Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Niger
Niger: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) 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.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14.3% | — |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -29.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 14.3% | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -45.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +92.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 10.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.5%, 71% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 10.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.7%, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +92.4% | 6.2% | 11.9% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (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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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.