Over-age students, primary in Niger
Niger: Over-age students, primary was 7.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Niger recorded 7.9% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Niger peaked at 17.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1986.
That places Niger 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.7% | — |
| 1974 | 10.8% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -68.1% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +147.6% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | +53.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 3.6% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 17.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 78 Côte d'Ivoire 8.0% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 8.0% compare
- 80 Benin 7.9% compare
- 82 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.7% compare
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.6% compare
- 84 Mali 7.1% 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Niger?
- Over-age students, primary 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 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for over-age students, primary?
- Niger ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 (% of 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.