Secondary education, teachers in Niger
Niger: Secondary education, teachers was 28.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Niger recorded 28.6% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Niger peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1988.
That places Niger 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 12.8% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers in Niger?
- Secondary education, teachers in Niger was 28.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.