Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger
Niger: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 376,949 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Niger recorded 376,949 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger peaked at 376,949 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66,554 number, in 1970.
That places Niger 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,554 number | — |
| 1971 | 67,795 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 70,244 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 72,486 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 74,487 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 76,146 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 77,310 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 79,886 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 82,164 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 84,178 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 85,889 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 87,175 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 90,297 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 93,550 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 96,781 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 99,769 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 102,223 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 106,478 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 110,720 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 114,759 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 118,277 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 120,869 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 125,509 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 129,528 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 133,065 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 136,168 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 138,751 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 144,036 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 149,992 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 156,330 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 162,666 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 168,541 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 176,593 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 185,271 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 194,260 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 203,164 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 211,527 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 221,746 number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 232,147 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 242,616 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 253,000 number | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 263,071 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 274,857 number | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 287,005 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 299,326 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 311,581 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 323,495 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 336,688 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 350,104 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 363,588 number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 376,949 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75,125 number | 66,554 number | 84,178 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,764 number | 85,889 number | 114,759 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,252 number | 118,277 number | 156,330 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,853 number | 162,666 number | 242,616 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,272 number | 253,000 number | 363,588 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,949 number | 376,949 number | 376,949 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Niger was 376,949 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 376,949 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,554 number in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Niger ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.