Primary education, pupils in Niger
Niger: Primary education, pupils was 45.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Niger, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Niger is 45.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Niger peaked at 45.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1971.
That places Niger 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.3% | 34.5% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.3% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.8% | 45.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 66.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 11.97 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Niger?
- Primary education, pupils in Niger was 45.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for primary education, pupils?
- Niger ranks 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.