Over-age students, primary, female in Niger
Niger: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Niger recorded 7.8% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Niger peaked at 17.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2011.
Niger ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.3% | — |
| 1974 | 10.2% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -31.0% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +51.9% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -35.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 73 Philippines 8.0% compare
- 74 Panama 7.9% compare
- 75 Cape Verde 7.9% compare
- 77 Samoa 7.6% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 7.5% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
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 over-age students, primary, female in Niger?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Niger was 7.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Niger ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.