Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger, 1977–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1977.
Niger ranks 128th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 125 Mozambique 2.0% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 1.8% compare
- 127 Malawi 1.1% compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 66.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Niger was 0.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1977.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.