Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Niger

Gross tertiary enrolment in Niger was 4.2% in 2019.

Measure: Tertiary education enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the population in the five years after secondary school age Data: 1971 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Niger is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Niger, 2019 4.2% % of the population in the five years after secondary school age
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 4.3%
World, 2019 38.7% Official aggregate

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Niger over time

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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) (% of the population in the five years after secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period NigerWorld
2024 – 43.6%
2023 – 43.2%
2022 – 42.0%
2021 – 41.1%
2020 – 39.7%
2019 4.2% 38.7%
2018 4.3% 37.9%
2017 3.7% 37.5%
2016 3.5% 37.1%
2015 3.2% 36.6%
2014 – 35.6%
2013 – 33.1%
2012 1.5% 32.3%
2011 1.3% 31.1%
2010 1.3% 29.6%
2009 1.3% 28.3%
2008 1.0% 27.4%
2007 0.9% 26.3%
2006 1.0% 25.7%
2005 1.0% 24.3%
2004 0.8% 23.6%
2003 0.8% 22.8%
2002 – 21.6%
2001 – 20.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2007, when it was 0.9%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 38.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.TER.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2019 for Niger
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics