Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Niger
Niger: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 14.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Niger, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 14.7 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2018.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Niger peaked at 19.45 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.08, in 1979.
That places Niger 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.97 | 5.08 | 7.68 | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.89 | 5.09 | 11.06 | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.45 | 19.45 | 19.45 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.98 | 10.24 | 14.87 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.92 | 11.28 | 15.29 | 6 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Niger?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Niger was 14.7 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.45 in 1992.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 in 1979.
- How does Niger rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Niger ranks 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.