Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger
Niger: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 66.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger is 66.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger peaked at 66.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1973.
Niger ranks 174th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.6% | — |
| 1974 | 11.1% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +35.8% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 19.2% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 26.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 26.9% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 55.1% | 66.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Niger was 66.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Niger ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.