Niger Education
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….