Population, age 6, total in Niger
Niger: Population, age 6, total was 599,193 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 6, total in Niger, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 6, total in Niger stood at 599,193. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 6, total in Niger peaked at 599,193 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 249,064, in 1990.
That places Niger 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,347 | 249,064 | 339,084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,752 | 352,611 | 495,553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 550,013 | 512,235 | 599,193 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 6, total in Niger?
- Population, age 6, total in Niger was 599,193 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 6, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 599,193 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 6, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,064 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for population, age 6, total?
- Niger ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 6, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 6, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.