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 174th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13.2% | — |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +113.5% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | -2.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 60.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.3%, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 60.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, 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 | +113.5% | 13.8% | 29.4% |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- 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)
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 174th out of 180 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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February 2026 Data Release