Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger

Niger: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 389,771 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
389,771 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
34th
of 206 countries
All-time high
389,771 number
in 2020
All-time low
69,424 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger stood at 389,771 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger peaked at 389,771 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69,424 number, in 1970.

Niger ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Niger, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 69,424 number
1971 70,936 number +2.2%
1972 73,554 number +3.7%
1973 75,883 number +3.2%
1974 77,929 number +2.7%
1975 79,615 number +2.2%
1976 80,770 number +1.5%
1977 83,724 number +3.7%
1978 86,199 number +3.0%
1979 88,332 number +2.5%
1980 90,015 number +1.9%
1981 90,899 number +1.0%
1982 93,752 number +3.1%
1983 97,054 number +3.5%
1984 100,522 number +3.6%
1985 103,806 number +3.3%
1986 106,473 number +2.6%
1987 111,113 number +4.4%
1988 115,502 number +4.0%
1989 119,646 number +3.6%
1990 123,246 number +3.0%
1991 125,703 number +2.0%
1992 129,891 number +3.3%
1993 133,916 number +3.1%
1994 137,755 number +2.9%
1995 141,233 number +2.5%
1996 144,011 number +2.0%
1997 149,627 number +3.9%
1998 155,806 number +4.1%
1999 162,359 number +4.2%
2000 168,875 number +4.0%
2001 174,700 number +3.4%
2002 182,828 number +4.7%
2003 191,909 number +5.0%
2004 201,516 number +5.0%
2005 211,035 number +4.7%
2006 219,690 number +4.1%
2007 229,944 number +4.7%
2008 240,523 number +4.6%
2009 251,246 number +4.5%
2010 261,907 number +4.2%
2011 272,219 number +3.9%
2012 284,275 number +4.4%
2013 296,751 number +4.4%
2014 309,437 number +4.3%
2015 322,053 number +4.1%
2016 334,281 number +3.8%
2017 347,983 number +4.1%
2018 361,920 number +4.0%
2019 375,921 number +3.9%
2020 389,771 number +3.7%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 389,771 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 389,771 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 78,637 number 69,424 number 88,332 number 10
1980s 102,878 number 90,015 number 119,646 number 10
1990s 140,355 number 123,246 number 162,359 number 10
2000s 207,227 number 168,875 number 251,246 number 10
2010s 316,675 number 261,907 number 375,921 number 10
2020s 389,771 number 389,771 number 389,771 number 1

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 31 Yemen 401,242 number compare
  2. 32 Ghana 398,692 number compare
  3. 33 Thailand 395,547 number compare
  4. 35 Germany 386,612 number compare
  5. 36 Argentina 380,005 number compare
  6. 37 Cameroon 378,344 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Niger was 389,771 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 389,771 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 69,424 number in 1970.
How does Niger rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Niger ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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.