Trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger
Niger: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 98.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2014.
That places Niger 49th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.8% | — |
| 2000 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +70.3% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 71.3% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.5% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.7% | 98.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Niger was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Niger ranks 49th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.