Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger was 4.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.2 pts from 2018.

20194.2%
Change on 2018-0.2 pts
Series high4.32018
Series low01971

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger, 1971 to 2019

01234519711976198119872004200920191971: 0 %1972: 0 %1973: 0 %1974: 0.1 %1975: 0.1 %1976: 0.1 %1977: 0.2 %1978: 0.2 %1979: 0.2 %1980: 0.2 %1981: 0.3 %1982: 0.3 %1983: 0.4 %1984: 0.4 %1985: 0.5 %1987: 0.5 %1989: 0.5 %1990: 0.6 %1992: 0.6 %2003: 0.8 %2004: 0.8 %2005: 1 %2006: 1 %2007: 0.9 %2008: 1 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.5 %2015: 3.2 %2016: 3.5 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 4.2 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 34 values
Period%
20194.2
20184.3
20173.7
20163.5
20153.2
20121.5
20111.3
20101.3
20091.3
20081
20070.9
20061
20051
20040.8
20030.8
19920.6
19900.6
19890.5
19870.5
19850.5
19840.4
19830.4
19820.3
19810.3
19800.2
19790.2
19780.2
19770.2
19760.1
19750.1
19740.1
19730
19720
19710

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger was 4.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.2 pts from 2018.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Niger?

4.3% in 2018, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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