Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8644 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.8644 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.8644 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5987 index, in 2004.
Niger ranks 162nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.65 index | 0.6141 index | 0.6686 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6089 index | 0.6029 index | 0.616 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6173 index | 0.5987 index | 0.6607 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7503 index | 0.6772 index | 0.8074 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8398 index | 0.8154 index | 0.8644 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 159 Central African Republic 0.935 index compare
- 160 Benin 0.929 index compare
- 161 Guinea 0.8969 index compare
- 163 South Sudan 0.8003 index compare
- 164 Afghanistan 0.7702 index compare
- 165 Somalia 0.7454 index compare
More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.8644 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8644 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5987 index in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.