Niger - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Niger was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Niger was 2,666,748 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,768,305 in 2017 and a minimum value of 88,594 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 88,594
1972 94,509
1973 100,892
1974 110,437
1975 120,984
1976 142,182
1977 159,515
1978 176,397
1979 187,251
1980 209,865
1981 228,855
1982 236,183
1983 241,929
1984 249,926
1985 251,420
1986 275,902
1987 293,512
1988 300,964
1989 324,760
1990 344,623
1991 368,732
1992 370,117
1993 386,056
1994 410,929
1995 426,929
1996 440,622
1997 464,267
1998 482,065
1999 529,806
2000 579,486
2001 656,589
2002 760,987
2003 857,592
2004 980,033
2005 1,064,056
2006 1,126,073
2007 1,235,065
2008 1,389,194
2009 1,554,102
2010 1,726,452
2011 1,910,166
2012 2,050,656
2013 2,166,268
2014 2,277,021
2015 2,444,979
2016 2,611,352
2017 2,768,305
2019 2,666,748

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Niger was 45.56 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 45.56 in 2017, while its lowest value was 34.50 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.50
1972 34.62
1973 34.92
1974 35.54
1975 35.56
1976 35.19
1977 35.31
1978 35.28
1979 36.86
1980 35.53
1981 35.30
1982 35.78
1983 36.36
1984 35.58
1985 35.83
1986 35.97
1987 35.83
1988 35.46
1989 35.99
1990 36.16
1991 36.14
1992 36.62
1993 36.85
1994 35.65
1995 37.47
1996 37.52
1997 38.15
1998 38.69
1999 39.18
2000 39.35
2001 39.56
2002 39.76
2003 40.15
2004 40.34
2005 40.78
2006 41.05
2007 41.49
2008 42.67
2009 43.14
2010 43.80
2011 44.16
2012 44.59
2013 44.72
2014 45.04
2015 45.02
2016 45.22
2017 45.56

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Niger was 67,285 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76,185 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2,275 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,275
1972 2,524
1973 2,517
1974 2,736
1975 2,974
1976 3,617
1977 4,019
1978 4,298
1979 4,567
1980 5,358
1981 5,518
1982 5,608
1983 6,005
1984 6,327
1985 7,052
1986 7,383
1987 7,690
1989 8,019
1990 8,462
1991 8,835
1992 8,835
1993 10,027
1995 10,820
1996 11,285
1997 11,376
1998 11,545
1999 12,901
2000 14,249
2001 15,668
2002 18,441
2003 20,553
2004 22,429
2005 24,362
2006 28,163
2007 31,131
2008 34,117
2009 40,021
2010 44,710
2011 48,976
2012 52,913
2013 59,653
2014 63,688
2015 66,750
2016 72,021
2017 76,185
2018 68,975
2019 67,285

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Niger was 55.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 55.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 20.92 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 20.92
1973 25.11
1974 27.85
1975 32.28
1976 31.08
1977 31.38
1978 32.15
1979 31.99
1980 34.02
1981 30.32
1982 31.97
1983 31.56
1984 31.75
1985 32.54
1986 32.79
1987 34.60
1989 33.30
1990 32.07
1991 32.60
1992 32.60
1993 34.48
1996 33.42
1997 32.33
1998 31.62
1999 30.80
2000 32.36
2001 33.08
2002 33.82
2003 33.55
2004 35.12
2005 37.44
2006 39.77
2007 42.93
2008 44.66
2009 45.40
2010 44.68
2011 45.19
2012 45.99
2013 46.95
2014 48.04
2015 49.68
2016 51.01
2017 53.23
2018 52.69
2019 53.65
2020 55.94

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes