Niger vs Spain: Primary education, pupils

Niger

3.00 million

in 2024

Spain

2.83 million

in 2024

Niger rank

53rd

Spain rank

56th

Primary education, pupils over time

Niger currently reports 3.00 million against 2.83 million in Spain, a difference of 170,000.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 56th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.