Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5045 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger is 0.5045 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.5045 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2491 index, in 1981.
That places Niger 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2491 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2555 index | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2671 index | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2782 index | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2851 index | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2915 index | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2892 index | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2899 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2853 index | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2912 index | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2935 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2985 index | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3102 index | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3185 index | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3227 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3246 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3345 index | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3322 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3299 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3276 index | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.321 index | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3252 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3296 index | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3341 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.35 index | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3596 index | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3711 index | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3724 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.379 index | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3724 index | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3663 index | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3623 index | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3651 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3826 index | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4058 index | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4229 index | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4425 index | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4572 index | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4657 index | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4744 index | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4765 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4807 index | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4849 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4925 index | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5045 index | +2.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5045 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5045 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2768 index | 0.2491 index | 0.2915 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3156 index | 0.2912 index | 0.3345 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.347 index | 0.321 index | 0.379 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4043 index | 0.3623 index | 0.4657 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4856 index | 0.4744 index | 0.5045 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.5354 index compare
- 160 Benin 0.513 index compare
- 161 South Sudan 0.5074 index compare
- 163 Chad 0.3672 index compare
- 164 Somalia 0.2143 index compare
More gender data for Niger
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,378 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,140 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,140 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.5045 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5045 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2491 index in 1981.
- How does Niger rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.