Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger

Niger: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 12.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.7%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
85th
of 174 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2009
All-time low
8.6%
in 2005
Years of data
15
1999–2017

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger, 1999–2017

051015201999200820171999: 13.6 %2001: 13.9 %2002: 13.2 %2003: 13 %2004: 9.9 %2005: 8.6 %2006: 9 %2007: 13.3 %2009: 18.1 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 16.1 %2015: 15.9 %2016: 13.6 %2017: 12.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger is 12.7%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger peaked at 18.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2005.

Niger ranks 85th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%) in Niger, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 13.6%
2001 13.9% +2.4%
2002 13.2% -5.0%
2003 13.0% -2.0%
2004 9.9% -24.0%
2005 8.6% -13.1%
2006 9.0% +5.5%
2007 13.3% +47.2%
2009 18.1% +35.8%
2012 17.3% -4.5%
2013 16.1% -6.6%
2014 16.1% +0.2%
2015 15.9% -1.3%
2016 13.6% -14.9%
2017 12.7% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 1
2000s 12.4% 8.6% 18.1% 8
2010s 15.3% 12.7% 17.3% 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 82 Uruguay 13.5% compare
  2. 83 Oman 13.5% compare
  3. 84 Portugal 12.9% compare
  4. 86 Sudan 12.0% compare
  5. 87 Zambia 11.5% compare
  6. 88 Djibouti 11.4% compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More reference data data for Niger

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger was 12.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2005.
How does Niger rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
Niger ranks 85th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-in-private-institutions-percent/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-in-private-institutions-percent/niger/">Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Niger</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,685 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in lower secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in lower secondary education.