Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 60.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger is 60.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger peaked at 70.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1973.
Niger ranks 173rd of 178 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 26.3% | 31.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 31.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 60.2% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.9% | 62.3% | 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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Niger was 60.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release