Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 58.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Niger, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 58.3% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Niger peaked at 61.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1973.
That places Niger 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 15.9% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 21.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 47.9% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.0% | 58.9% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Niger was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Niger ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release