School age population, early childhood education, female in Niger

Niger: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.18 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 2019
All-time low
526,127 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Niger, 1999–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1999200920191999: 526.1k number2000: 547.4k number2001: 565.6k number2002: 594.4k number2003: 624.3k number2004: 653.9k number2005: 681.7k number2006: 706.2k number2007: 739.4k number2008: 772.9k number2009: 806.0k number2010: 838.1k number2011: 868.9k number2012: 906.8k number2013: 945.4k number2014: 983.9k number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger is 1.18 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger peaked at 1.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 526,127 number, in 1999.

Niger ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 526,127 number 526,127 number 526,127 number 1
2000s 669,187 number 547,434 number 805,959 number 10
2010s 1.00 million number 838,137 number 1.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near Niger

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  2. 35 Saudi Arabia 1.19 million number compare
  3. 36 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  4. 38 Sudan 1.18 million number compare
  5. 39 France 1.16 million number compare
  6. 40 Côte d’Ivoire 1.12 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Niger?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Niger was 1.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 526,127 number in 1999.
How does Niger rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Niger ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/