Niger: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 8,035% from 346 in 1971 (8.65% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 16 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, teachers rose 12.9% on 2023 (from 24,942 to 28,148).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.3% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.2% in 2002. 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 52nd highest value of the 85 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

• Georgia — 49th of 85: 31,929
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 50th of 85: 31,678
• Honduras — 51st of 85: 31,374
• Lithuania — 53rd of 85: 27,048
• Mongolia — 54th of 85: 25,798
• Chad — 55th of 85: 23,874

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

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

All 38 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 91,250 (2023)
• Benin — 57,296 (2022)
• Botswana — 15,284 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 68,557 (2024)
• Burundi — 27,748 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 3,534 (2022)
• Cameroon — 118,092 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 4,357 (2017)
• Chad — 23,874 (2024)
• Comoros — 7,728 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 621,578 (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, teachers?

28,148 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 8,035% from 346 in 1971 (8.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 29,225 in 2018 and the lowest 346 in 1971.

How does Niger rank?

52nd highest of 85 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Niger's secondary education, teachers rose 12.9% on 2023 (from 24,942 to 28,148). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR, 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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