Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger

Niger: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.1%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 153 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2001
All-time low
18.4%
in 2012
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger, 2001–2019

0102030402001201020192001: 35.5 %2002: 29.5 %2003: 32.3 %2004: 29.6 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 28.2 %2007: 27.3 %2008: 34.2 %2009: 23 %2010: 29.4 %2011: 28.5 %2012: 18.4 %2013: 25.6 %2014: 23.3 %2015: 25.6 %2016: 22.5 %2017: 22.7 %2018: 23.7 %2019: 23.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger stood at 23.1%.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger peaked at 35.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2012.

Niger ranks 34th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Niger, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 35.5%
2002 29.5% -16.9%
2003 32.3% +9.5%
2004 29.6% -8.3%
2005 29.4% -0.7%
2006 28.2% -4.1%
2007 27.3% -3.4%
2008 34.2% +25.5%
2009 23.0% -32.7%
2010 29.4% +27.8%
2011 28.5% -3.1%
2012 18.4% -35.4%
2013 25.6% +39.0%
2014 23.3% -8.8%
2015 25.6% +9.7%
2016 22.5% -12.3%
2017 22.7% +0.9%
2018 23.7% +4.8%
2019 23.1% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.9% 23.0% 35.5% 9
2010s 24.3% 18.4% 29.4% 10

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  5. 36 Ethiopia 23.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Niger was 23.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2012.
How does Niger rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Niger ranks 34th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/