Training
Since the mid-1970s, the governing authorities have
prioritized both quantity and quality in the school system
in order to make the country's economy less dependent on
external aid. The school system consists of a six-year
compulsory primary school, a four-year lower secondary
school and a three-year higher secondary school. The
proportion of girls in primary school is lower than the
proportion of boys. A small minority, most boys, attend
so-called Quran schools with Arabic as their language of
instruction. The rest is taught in French and only in a few
schools in the mother tongue. University has been in Niamey
since 1974, and since 1987 there is also a smaller Muslim
university. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Niger.
During the 00s, the proportion of children in primary
school increased, but in 2010 it was estimated that as many
as 40% of all children never started school. In 2009,
approximately 19% of the state's expenditure on education
went. UNESCO estimated in 2005 that literacy among the adult
population (over 15 years) was 29% (43% for men and 15% for
women).
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