School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Niger
Niger: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 1.18 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Niger, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Niger stood at 1.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Niger peaked at 1.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 143,653 number, in 1970.
Niger ranks 22nd 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 143,653 number | — |
| 1971 | 146,149 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 151,298 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 156,048 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 160,207 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 163,523 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 165,804 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 264,068 number | +59.3% |
| 1978 | 176,265 number | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 180,715 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 184,495 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 289,821 number | +57.1% |
| 1982 | 301,733 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 313,735 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 325,061 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 334,852 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 342,221 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 356,772 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 370,796 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 383,333 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 393,211 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 399,264 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 413,445 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 426,387 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 438,203 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 449,128 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 459,598 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 480,807 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 503,407 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 526,127 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 547,434 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 565,615 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 594,430 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 624,293 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 653,892 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 681,735 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 706,202 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 739,432 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 772,875 number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 805,959 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 838,137 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 868,852 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 906,811 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 945,431 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 983,928 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million number | +3.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.18 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 741,440 number, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.18 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +59.3% | 165,804 number | 264,068 number |
| 1981 | +57.1% | 184,495 number | 289,821 number |
| 1978 | -33.3% | 264,068 number | 176,265 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170,773 number | 143,653 number | 264,068 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,282 number | 184,495 number | 383,333 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 448,958 number | 393,211 number | 526,127 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 669,187 number | 547,434 number | 805,959 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million number | 838,137 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Niger?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Niger was 1.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,653 number in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Niger ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.