Education in Niger

160 indicators covering education for Niger.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 53.5% 2023 down 16.9% 156th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 14,976 2024 up 7.9% 6th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 8,937 2024 up 20.0% 8th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 5,610 2024 up 15.6% 25th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 7,663 2024 up 41.8% 25th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 71.3% 2018 up 6.8% 181st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 79.4% 2018 up 1.9% 179th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 2.6% 2100 down 33.1% 24th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 3.65 million people 2100 down 27.3% 7th
Population by level of education 11.96 million people 2100 up 29.6% 52nd
Repeaters, primary, female 2.6% 2016 down 48.7% 74th
Repeaters, primary, male 2.5% 2016 down 48.0% 94th
School enrollment, secondary, private 17.8% 2024 down 4.4% 74th
School enrollment, primary 65.1% 2017 up 50.6% 177th
Trained teachers in primary education 98.8% 2024 up 97.3% 53rd
Over-age students, primary 7.9% 2017 down 30.8% 81st
Secondary education, teachers 28.6% 2024 up 42.9% 173rd
School enrollment, primary, female 60.2% 2017 up 64.3% 157th
School enrollment, primary, male 69.9% 2017 up 41.0% 156th
Over-age students, primary, male 7.9% 2017 down 33.0% 84th
Over-age students, primary, female 7.8% 2017 down 27.2% 76th
Progression to secondary school 58.3% 2015 down 19.5% 164th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 66.5% 2017 up 51.8% 174th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.3% 2024 up 84.2% 48th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 98.2% 2024 up 111.1% 49th
Primary education, pupils 45.6% 2017 up 9.8% 195th
Tertiary education, academic staff 10.3% 2019 down 16.3% 162nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 55.4% 2023 down 15.7% 142nd
Persistence to grade 5, male 51.9% 2023 down 18.2% 142nd
School enrollment, secondary 20.1% 2017 up 126.4% 149th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 60.0% 2015 down 18.0% 154th
School enrollment, secondary, female 17.1% 2017 up 150.5% 148th
School enrollment, secondary, male 23.0% 2017 up 110.6% 148th
Progression to secondary school, female 56.0% 2015 down 21.0% 156th
Expenditure on tertiary education 23.3% 2017 up 122.2% 55th
Literacy rate, youth female 44.7% 2022 up 41.4% 100th
Children out of school, primary 1.88 million 2024 up 41.9% 8th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 58.3% 2016 up 63.5% 158th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 71.3% 2017 up 42.0% 157th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.7 GPI 2022 up 7.7% 93rd
Literacy rate, youth male 64.0% 2022 up 31.7% 93rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.34 2017 down 8.4% 29th
Literacy rate, youth total 53.9% 2022 up 35.5% 93rd
Expenditure on secondary education 17.6% 2017 down 9.4% 139th
Expenditure on primary education 48.1% 2017 down 31.4% 23rd
Secondary education, pupils 41.9% 2017 up 9.6% 190th
Children out of school, primary, female 952,357 2024 up 30.2% 8th
Children out of school, primary, male 924,422 2024 up 56.3% 8th
Literacy rate, adult total 35.6% 2022 up 16.5% 88th
Literacy rate, adult male 47.9% 2022 up 22.6% 86th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 98.4% 2024 up 2.5% 40th
Trained teachers in secondary education 52.0% 2024 up 213.3% 97th
Adolescents out of school 79.7% 2024 up 11.3% 1st
Current education expenditure, total 99.2% 2018 up 8.6% 13th
Current education expenditure, primary 100.0% 2018 up 12.5% 1st
Current education expenditure, secondary 100.0% 2018 up 1.8% 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 98.4% 2024 up 2.3% 41st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 51.3% 2024 up 208.3% 94th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 52.2% 2024 up 215.1% 88th