Niger - Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment)

Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age - 1971 to 2019

Since 2014, Niger Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) was down by 0.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 178 comparing other countries in Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) with 66.42 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age. Niger is overtaken by Eritrea, which was number 177 with 66.84 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age and is followed by Equatorial Guinea at 61.78 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age. Malawi topped the ranking with 144.81 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age in 2019, +1.7points versus 2018. Sierra Leone, Nepal and Madagascar respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.2points per year, while South Sudan was the worst growing country at -5.1points per year.