Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger

Niger: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 42,578 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42,578 number
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
57th
of 187 countries
All-time high
52,418 number
in 1996
All-time low
10,982 number
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger, 1971–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1971199520191971: 11.0k number1972: 11.3k number1973: 12.0k number1974: 12.7k number1975: 12.4k number1976: 11.9k number1977: 12.9k number1978: 13.6k number1979: 16.9k number1980: 18.3k number1981: 21.5k number1982: 22.8k number1983: 22.6k number1984: 23.0k number1985: 24.2k number1986: 26.5k number1987: 28.2k number1989: 26.2k number1990: 29.0k number1991: 32.0k number1992: 35.7k number1993: 44.7k number1995: 46.8k number1996: 52.4k number1997: 37.7k number1998: 37.7k number1999: 40.0k number2000: 42.4k number2001: 39.9k number2002: 39.0k number2003: 37.1k number2004: 29.9k number2005: 32.8k number2006: 31.5k number2007: 34.5k number2008: 51.9k number2009: 44.0k number2010: 43.3k number2011: 38.8k number2012: 39.6k number2013: 49.7k number2014: 47.1k number2015: 47.4k number2016: 35.3k number2019: 42.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger is 42,578 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger peaked at 52,418 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10,982 number, in 1971.

Niger ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Niger, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 10,982 number
1972 11,266 number +2.6%
1973 11,983 number +6.4%
1974 12,706 number +6.0%
1975 12,418 number -2.3%
1976 11,942 number -3.8%
1977 12,878 number +7.8%
1978 13,647 number +6.0%
1979 16,876 number +23.7%
1980 18,337 number +8.7%
1981 21,516 number +17.3%
1982 22,752 number +5.7%
1983 22,635 number -0.5%
1984 22,953 number +1.4%
1985 24,197 number +5.4%
1986 26,499 number +9.5%
1987 28,177 number +6.3%
1989 26,152 number -7.2%
1990 29,040 number +11.0%
1991 32,049 number +10.4%
1992 35,654 number +11.2%
1993 44,684 number +25.3%
1995 46,808 number +4.8%
1996 52,418 number +12.0%
1997 37,660 number -28.2%
1998 37,672 number +0.0%
1999 39,961 number +6.1%
2000 42,444 number +6.2%
2001 39,927 number -5.9%
2002 39,021 number -2.3%
2003 37,059 number -5.0%
2004 29,933 number -19.2%
2005 32,846 number +9.7%
2006 31,484 number -4.1%
2007 34,516 number +9.6%
2008 51,885 number +50.3%
2009 43,991 number -15.2%
2010 43,347 number -1.5%
2011 38,849 number -10.4%
2012 39,592 number +1.9%
2013 49,701 number +25.5%
2014 47,140 number -5.2%
2015 47,371 number +0.5%
2016 35,269 number -25.5%
2019 42,578 number +20.7%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 42,578 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 136,797 number, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 42,578 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,562 number, 60% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,744 number 10,982 number 16,876 number 9
1980s 23,691 number 18,337 number 28,177 number 9
1990s 39,550 number 29,040 number 52,418 number 9
2000s 38,311 number 29,933 number 51,885 number 10
2010s 42,981 number 35,269 number 49,701 number 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 54 Colombia 43,051 number compare
  2. 55 Spain 43,033 number compare
  3. 56 Ghana 42,833 number compare
  4. 58 Dominican Republic 42,369 number compare
  5. 59 Libya 40,894 number compare
  6. 60 Senegal 29,087 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Niger was 42,578 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 52,418 number in 1996.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 10,982 number in 1971.
How does Niger rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Niger ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.