Niger vs Nigeria: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Niger

34.73

in 2017

Nigeria

31.13

in 2010

Niger rank

9th

Nigeria rank

12th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

Niger currently reports 34.73 against 31.13 in Nigeria, a difference of 3.6.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Niger ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 137 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 2,795 data points, 1981–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.