Progression to secondary school, male in Niger
Niger: Progression to secondary school, male was 60.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Niger, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 60.0% for progression to secondary school, male in 2015.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Niger peaked at 78.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 1972.
That places Niger 154th out of 156 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 37.3% | 65.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 46.0% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 46.2% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 50.0% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 60.0% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 progression to secondary school, male in Niger?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Niger was 60.0% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Niger ranks 154th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).