School age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger
Niger: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.17 million number in 2020. β Volatile
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger stood at 4.17 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger peaked at 4.17 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 737,731 number, in 1970.
Niger ranks 35th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 839,302 number | 737,731 number | 947,830 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million number | 975,441 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million number | 2.75 million number | 4.02 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 million number | 4.17 million number | 4.17 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Niger was 4.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 737,731 number in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.