Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger

Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 64.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
64.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
64.9%
in 2017
All-time low
26.0%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1995–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger, 1995–2017

02040601995200620171995: 26.2 %1996: 26 %1997: 26.6 %1998: 26.4 %1999: 27.5 %2001: 30.9 %2002: 34.3 %2003: 37.1 %2004: 41 %2005: 42.5 %2006: 43.6 %2007: 45 %2008: 47.3 %2009: 50 %2010: 52.8 %2011: 55.9 %2012: 57.1 %2013: 57.9 %2014: 58.6 %2015: 61.2 %2016: 63.7 %2017: 64.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 64.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger peaked at 64.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1996.

Niger ranks 187th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Niger, 1995 to 2017.
Year % Change
1995 26.2%
1996 26.0% -0.7%
1997 26.6% +2.2%
1998 26.4% -0.7%
1999 27.5% +4.4%
2001 30.9% +12.1%
2002 34.3% +11.2%
2003 37.1% +8.1%
2004 41.0% +10.6%
2005 42.5% +3.5%
2006 43.6% +2.6%
2007 45.0% +3.2%
2008 47.3% +5.2%
2009 50.0% +5.8%
2010 52.8% +5.5%
2011 55.9% +5.8%
2012 57.1% +2.3%
2013 57.9% +1.3%
2014 58.6% +1.3%
2015 61.2% +4.4%
2016 63.7% +4.0%
2017 64.9% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.5% 26.0% 27.5% 5
2000s 41.3% 30.9% 50.0% 9
2010s 59.0% 52.8% 64.9% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 184 Djibouti 69.5% compare
  2. 185 Senegal 66.7% compare
  3. 186 Marshall Islands 65.7% compare
  4. 188 Equatorial Guinea 51.9% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for Niger

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger was 64.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1996.
How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Niger ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-male-percent/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-male-percent/niger/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.