Niger Education

The comprehensive nature of Niger Education is meant to enhance the ability of the overall population, through the introduction of proper learning right from the primary school levels. This in turn, help in making the people aware of the fact that education is one of the most important basic rights enjoyed by children of both genders and not at all a privilege enjoyed by only a handful of the society.

To this effect, Niger Education had taken all necessary steps to improve the accesses to the schools in the lowest levels, so that children are able to reach schools without any hassles and find the school environment as appealing and exciting as ever, which may motivate them to attend them on a disciplinary basis. To increase the literacy rate of the country, schooling was made compulsory for children between ages 7 to 15 years. In fact during1997-98, there were 3,175 primary schools in Niger with as many as 482,065 pupils and 11,545 teachers.

While primary schooling in Niger lasts for six years, secondary ones have a tenure of seven years. In 1997, the secondary schools had around 96,675 students, taught by 3,579 instructors. There are also some 805 vocational schools in the country, which impart professional training courses to interested students. Teacher training schools are also important Educational Institutions in Niger.

Higher education is also an integral part of the Education in Niger. Hence a number of colleges and some universities like the National School of Administration, The Islamic University and the University of Niamey were found to promote higher education and researches in the country, and take the nation to pinnacles of academic activities on international levels.

To know more on Niger Education, please see the following links:

• Universities and Colleges in Niger
• Schools in Niger