Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Niger stood at 11.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Niger peaked at 11.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1999.
Niger ranks 180th of 180 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, female (%) (rate female) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +5.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 11.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.0%, 36% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 11.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 24% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Niger was 11.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1999.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Niger ranks 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release