Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger
Niger: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger is 80.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger peaked at 94.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2019.
Niger ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.4% | — |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +4.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 80.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Niger's 80.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 83.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 79.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 75.8% | 80.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niger was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.