Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 20.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger is 20.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 34.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1974.
Niger ranks 180th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.0% | — |
| 1977 | 5.2% | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +52.0% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.6% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 20.5% | 34.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 20.3% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Niger was 20.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release