Secondary education, pupils in Niger
Niger: Secondary education, pupils was 41.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Niger, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, pupils in Niger stood at 41.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Niger peaked at 42.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1972.
Niger ranks 190th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 25.7% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 28.1% | 29.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 29.3% | 38.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 39.1% | 42.1% | 8 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Niger?
- Secondary education, pupils in Niger was 41.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Niger ranks 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.