School enrollment, primary, male in Niger
Niger: School enrollment, primary, male was 69.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Niger, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, male in Niger stood at 69.9%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Niger peaked at 69.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1973.
That places Niger 156th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 28.4% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 26.6% | 31.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 31.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 59.9% | 69.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Niger
- 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 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Niger?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Niger was 69.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Niger ranks 156th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.