Official entrance age to pre primary education in Niger
Niger: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
5
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Niger, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 4 for official entrance age to pre primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Niger peaked at 5 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1977.
Niger ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 14 Aruba 4 compare
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- 14 Ghana 4 compare
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- 14 Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Guyana 4 compare
- 14 Iraq 4 compare
- 14 Jordan 4 compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 compare
- 14 Libya 4 compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 compare
- 14 Maldives 4 compare
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- 14 Oman 4 compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 compare
- 14 Panama 4 compare
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- 14 Sudan 4 compare
- 14 Suriname 4 compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 compare
- 14 Tonga 4 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Niger?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Niger was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1977.
- How does Niger rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Niger ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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