Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger
Niger: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2017.
That places Niger 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.3% | — |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +47.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -60.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +217.3% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 13.3% | 38.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 14.8% | 49.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 upper secondary education, female in Niger?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Niger was 49.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Niger ranks 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.