Niger: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 12,336% from 6,999 in 1971 (9.53% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Niger's secondary education, pupils fell 4.4% on 2023 (from 910,184 to 870,368).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was +10.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.5% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.4% in 2024. 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 2024, Niger had the 39th highest value of the 100 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 2024 ranking

• Israel — 36th of 100: 948,390
• Rwanda — 37th of 100: 901,617
• United Arab Emirates — 38th of 100: 894,302
• Dominican Republic — 40th of 100: 863,765
• Hungary — 41st of 100: 815,267
• Chad — 42nd of 100: 764,990

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 44 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.59 million (2023)
• Benin — 929,099 (2022)
• Botswana — 175,513 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.19 million (2024)
• Burundi — 590,027 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55,831 (2022)
• Cameroon — 2.01 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 137,844 (2017)
• Chad — 764,990 (2024)
• Comoros — 67,764 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 7.93 million (2023)

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 secondary education, pupils?

870,368 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 12,336% from 6,999 in 1971 (9.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 910,184 in 2023 and the lowest 6,999 in 1971.

How does Niger rank?

39th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Niger?

In 2024, Niger's secondary education, pupils fell 4.4% on 2023 (from 910,184 to 870,368). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was +10.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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