Niger
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
4,489,792 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
4,065,644 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)76%
Source: UNSDG , 2012
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)132
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2020
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)29%
Source: DHS , 2012
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
Percentage of schools100%
Source: UNESCO , 2021
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schools-
Primary 20%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 58%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 83%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2019
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 16%
-
Male 13%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 7%
-
Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 37%
-
Male 11%
Female: ILO, 2019
Male: ILO, 2019
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 29%
Female: UIS, 2018
No data available
No data available
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
4
Enshrines right to education, only for a group of persons, without discrimination based on sex/gender
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
No data available
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Ensuring quality and financing of public primary education
Project/Program
Ensuring quality and financing of TVET
Project/Program
Gender Equality in Education Snapshot (GES)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls First Fund Grant Program
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Project/Program
Inspiring Married Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Empowered Futures (IMAGINE)
Research Project/Report/Study
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
Project/Program
More Than Brides Alliance: Marriage: No Child's Play
Project/Program
Safe Learning Model
Network/Convening/Conference
Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)
Project/Program
Sarraounia Project
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Tipping Point
Project/Program
USAID Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced II (RISE II)
Project/Program
Vocational Training for Young People in Niger
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Illimin Programme
Research Project/Report/Study
The Impact of Secondary School Scholarships on Girls' Skill Development and Female Empowerment in Niger
Project/Program
Support to the National Vocational Training and Professional Insertion Programme in Niger II
Research Project/Report/Study
The Impact of Youth Clubs on Women's Empowerment in Niger
Project/Program
Niger Skills Development for Growth Project
Project/Program
Socioeconomic Development through Support for Training and Youth Professional Integration in Agadez and Zinder Regions
Project/Program
Support to the Operationalisation of the Education and Training Sector Programme
Project/Program
IMPACT 2-Liptako
Project/Program
Support to Quality Education Project (Niger)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender at the Center Initiative (GCI)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Niger: Strengthening the Resilience of the Education System to Limit the Effects of COVID-19
Project/Program
Niger First Laying the Foundation for Inclusive Development Policy Financing
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
