Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 11.5% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 13.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1999.
Niger ranks 179th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +64.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.3% | 13.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Niger was 11.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1999.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release