School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Niger
Niger: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 1.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Niger, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger is 1.29 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger peaked at 1.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 519,012, in 1999.
Niger ranks 34th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 519,012 | — |
| 2000 | 542,868 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 568,527 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 595,853 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 624,613 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 654,425 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 684,578 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 714,632 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 744,723 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 775,833 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 807,922 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 841,175 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 874,487 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 908,078 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 911,548 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 946,049 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 979,084 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.29 million | +1.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.29 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 910,558, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.29 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 597,304, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519,012 | 519,012 | 519,012 | 1 |
| 2000s | 671,397 | 542,868 | 807,922 | 10 |
| 2010s | 973,160 | 841,175 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.16 million | 1.29 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Niger was 1.29 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 519,012 in 1999.
- How does Niger rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Niger ranks 34th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release