School age population, primary education, male in Niger
Niger: School age population, primary education, male was 2.12 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, primary education, male in Niger, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Niger is 2.12 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Niger peaked at 2.12 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 376,524 number, in 1970.
Niger ranks 36th 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 | 428,492 number | 376,524 number | 484,409 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 561,799 number | 500,370 number | 645,048 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 770,385 number | 672,967 number | 877,714 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 913,473 number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million number | 1.40 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.12 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, male in Niger?
- School age population, primary education, male in Niger was 2.12 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,524 number in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Niger ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.