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.
School enrollment, primary, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13.5% | — |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +114.0% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 69.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.3%, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 69.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.9%, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +114.0% | 14.0% | 29.9% |
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 |
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 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.