Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Niger
Niger: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 43.12 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Niger, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Niger recorded 43.12 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Niger peaked at 44.3 pupils per teacher in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.06 pupils per teacher, in 2014.
That places Niger 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.06 pupils per teacher | 36.06 pupils per teacher | 40.48 pupils per teacher | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.75 pupils per teacher | 40.51 pupils per teacher | 44.3 pupils per teacher | 4 |
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More education data for Niger
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (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 pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Niger?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Niger was 43.12 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3 pupils per teacher in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.06 pupils per teacher in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Niger ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.