racial, ethnic or religious origin”. Article 12 further adds that “Every person has a right to life, health, freedom, security, physical and moral integrity, education and training under conditions determined by law”. Article 22 provides that “The Government shall ensure the elimination of forms of discrimination against women, the girl child and persons with disabilities. Public policies in all areas of activity promote their full self-realisation and their participation in national development. The Government shall further take measures to fight against violence perpetrated against women and children in public and private life”.  Law No. 98-12 of 1st June 1998 on Guidelines for the Nigerien Education System (LOSEN), amended by Laws No. 2007-24 of 3 July 2007 and No. 2015-60 of 2 December 2015. Article 2 specifies that: “Education is a right for every citizen of Niger. The State ensures the education of children of four (4) years up to eighteen (18) years “. The Article 8 also states that “The right to education is available for all without any distinction as to age, sex, social, racial, ethnic or religious origin”. Furthermore, Article 14 of the LOSEN provides, among others, that the “education system is aimed at :...ensuring that all young people shall have equal access to education without any discrimination;… ensuring identification and eradication of socio-economic and cultural bottlenecks, educational handicaps and other obstacles impeding the full self-realization of girls and women in the learning process”.  National Gender Policy (PNG) Adopted in 2008 and revised in 2017, it establishes the institutionalization of gender in the development process. This policy is viewed as “the operational tool of the Accelerated Development and Poverty Alleviation Strategy (SDRP)” and it seeks, “ not only to operationalize the constitutional principles of equality and respect for human rights, but also to translate into deeds, the national and international commitments of the State towards the promotion of gender equity”. Based on the principles of the operationalization of the principles of equality and promotion of gender equality, the breakdown of the strategic pillars into development objectives has provided, among others, for the following specific objectives: “ By 2018, achieve a 100% reduction in the gap existing in the attrition rate of girls and boys and the one existing between the illiteracy rate among men and women”. Within this specific context, it provides, among others for : (i) the reduction in the drop-out rate of girls and boys; (ii) the reduction in the level of gaps between the two sexes; (iii) the actualization of the parity between boys and girls in the area of enrolment; (iv) the increase in the percentage of women gaining access to leadership positions and to political, judicial and socio-economic positions within the public sector. As can be clearly seen, the National Gender Policy, among others, aims through the objectives and results, to attain equity between boys and girls in the education and training system in Niger, as well as the institutionalization of the promotion of gender equity.  The Ten-Year Education Policy Letter for 2002-2012 Regarding the outlook, it defines the strategic objectives which aim, among others, at : (i) accelerating enrolment especially in the rural communities and particularly for the benefit of young girls; (ii) reform educational offer and adapt it to the demand in order to reduce the disparities between the regions, between the urban areas and rural communities and between boys and girls.  The Economic and Social Development Programme (PDES) 106