School enrollment, primary, female in Niger
Niger: School enrollment, primary, female was 60.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Niger stood at 60.2%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Niger peaked at 60.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1973.
Niger ranks 157th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 21.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 48.0% | 60.2% | 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 school enrollment, primary, female in Niger?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Niger was 60.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Niger ranks 157th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.