Primary school enrolment (gross) in Niger

Gross primary school enrolment in Niger was 64.7% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2010.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Niger, 2024 64.7% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 −2.2percentage points 2023: 66.9%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Niger over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period NigerWorld
2024 64.7% 102.2%
2023 66.9% 100.7%
2022 66.3% 100.4%
2021 65.9% 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 66.8% 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 74.4% 101.8%
2016 72.8% 102.1%
2015 70.9% 101.0%
2014 68.7% 101.6%
2013 68.1% 103.0%
2012 67.2% 102.9%
2011 65.3% 102.4%
2010 61.6% 102.5%
2009 58.0% 102.7%
2008 54.2% 102.9%
2007 50.5% 102.7%
2006 48.3% 101.7%
2005 47.8% 101.7%
2004 46.0% 101.6%
2003 42.1% 100.9%
2002 39.0% 99.4%
2001 35.1% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 66.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 67.2%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Niger
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics