Niger: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 46.98% from 20.23 in 1971 (0.84% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Niger's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rose 2.99 on 2016 (from 26.74 to 29.73).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.54 and a typical year strayed about 2.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.84 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.48 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Niger had the 3rd highest value of the 44 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Niger in the 2017 ranking

• Mozambique — 1st of 44: 36.54
• Central African Republic — 2nd of 44: 31.64
• South Africa — 4th of 44: 27.62
• Lesotho — 5th of 44: 25.34
• Philippines — 6th of 44: 23.88

What this measures

Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in nearby economies

• Benin — 10.99 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 23.12 (2018)
• Burundi — 26.6 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 15.42 (2018)
• Cameroon — 19.26 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 31.64 (2017)
• Chad — 27.13 (2016)
• Comoros — 8.31 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 14.24 (2015)
• Eritrea — 35.02 (2018)
• Eswatini — 15.55 (2016)

More education data for Niger

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 64.65% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 63.28% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 65.98% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2021)
• Primary education, teachers — 69,636 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Niger's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?

29.73 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 46.98% from 20.23 in 1971 (0.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 34.68 in 2011 and the lowest 18.81 in 1973.

How does Niger rank?

3rd highest of 44 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in pupil-teacher ratio, secondary unusual for Niger?

In 2017, Niger's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rose 2.99 on 2016 (from 26.74 to 29.73). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.54 and a typical year strayed about 2.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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