Youth/adult literacy rate in Niger
Niger: Youth/adult literacy rate was 53.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
53.9%
World rank
56th
of 57 countries
All-time high
53.9%
in 2022
All-time low
19.8%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2022
Youth/adult literacy rate in Niger, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Niger is 53.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Niger peaked at 53.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2001.
That places Niger 56th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.8% | — |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +84.7% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 19.8% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 39.8% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 53 Mozambique 70.1% compare
- 54 Senegal 67.5% compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 62.8% compare
- 57 Mali 50.3% compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Niger?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Niger was 53.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Niger ranks 56th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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