Over-age students, primary, male in Niger
Niger: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Niger is 7.9%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Niger peaked at 17.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1986.
Niger ranks 84th 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, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.8% | — |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -84.8% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +416.5% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +54.0% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -32.4% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +58.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Niger?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Niger was 7.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Niger ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.