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Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Niger

Name: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Niger
Creator: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 18.03 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

18.03

Change on year

down 38.1%

World rank

87th

of 96 countries

All-time high

46.22

in 2016

All-time low

5.88

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2018

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Niger, 2001–2018

Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Niger stood at 18.03.

That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Niger peaked at 46.22 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 2001.

Niger ranks 87th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	5.88	5.88	5.88	1
2010s	27.76	17.65	46.22	4

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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)
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Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Niger?: Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Niger was 18.03 in 2018, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 46.22 in 2016.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 2001.
How does Niger rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?: Niger ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Niger data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.