[[File:Niger primary school MCC3500.jpg|thumb|A primary classroom in Niger.]]
The [[literacy rate]] of Niger is among the lowest in the world; in 2005 it was estimated to be only 28.7% (42.9% male and 15.1% female).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html |title=The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |date= |accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref> Primary education in Niger is compulsory for six years.<ref name=ilab>[http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/Niger.htm "Niger"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205044526/http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/niger.htm |date=5 December 2008 }}. ''2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor''. [[Bureau of International Labor Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of Labor]] (2002). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> The primary school enrollment and attendance rates are low, particularly for girls.<ref name=ilab/> In 1997, the gross primary enrollment rate was 29.3 percent, and in 1996, the net primary enrollment rate was 24.5 percent.<ref name=ilab/>▼
▲Theనైజరు [[literacyఅక్షరాస్యత rate]]శాతం ofప్రపంచంలో Nigerఅతి isతక్కువగా among the lowest in the world; inఉంది. 2005 it was estimated to be onlyలో 28.7% (42.9% male andమగ, 15.1% femaleస్త్రీ) మాత్రమే ఉంది.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html |title=The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |date= |accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>నైజరులో Primaryఆరు educationసంవత్సరాల inNiger isప్రాథమిక compulsoryనిర్బంధ forవిద్య sixఅమలులో yearsఉంది.<ref name=ilab>[http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/Niger.htm "Niger"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205044526/http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/niger.htm |date=5 December 2008 }}. ''2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor''. [[Bureau of International Labor Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of Labor]] (2002). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> Theప్రాధమిక primaryపాఠశాల schoolనమోదు, enrollmentహాజరు andశాతం attendance(ప్రత్యేకించి rates are low, particularly forబాలికలకు) girlsఉంది.<ref name=ilab/> In 1997, the gross primaryenrollmentలో rateప్రాధమిక wasనమోదు 29.3% percent, and inఉంది. 1996,theలో netనికర primaryప్రాథమిక enrollment rate wasనమోదు 24.5% percentఉంది.<ref name=ilab/>
About 60 percent of children who finish primary schools are boys, as the majority of girls rarely attend school for more than a few years.<ref name=ilab/> Children are often forced to work rather than attend school, particularly during planting or [[harvest]] periods.<ref name=ilab/> [[Nomad]]ic children in the north of the country often do not have access to schools.<ref name=ilab/>
ప్రాధమిక పాఠశాలలు పూర్తిచేసిన పిల్లలలో బాలురు 60% ఉన్నారు. ఎందుకంటే చాలామంది బాలికలు పాఠశాలలో చాలా అరుదుగా హాజరవుతారు.<ref name=ilab/> పిల్లలు తరచూ పాఠశాలకు హాజరు కంటే పని చేయవలసిన వత్తిడికి (ప్రధానంగా నాటు నాటడం, వంట చేయడం) గురౌతుంటారు.<ref name=ilab/> దేశంలోని ఉత్తరప్రాంతంలో ఉన్న సంచారజాతి పిల్లల తరచూ పాఠశాలలు అందుబాటులో ఉండడం లేదు.<ref name=ilab/>
