School enrollment, primary, private in Niger
Niger: School enrollment, primary, private was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Niger is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Niger peaked at 6.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1989.
That places Niger 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.1% | — |
| 1972 | 6.7% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -33.6% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Niger?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Niger was 4.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1989.
- How does Niger rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Niger ranks 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.