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Key Facts: CFEPD Niger Exam

352,211

Candidates for the 2026 CFEPD and CEPE/FA in 1,459 centres, including 29,137 from Franco-Arabic schools

Ministry of National Education, reported by ANP (22 June 2026)

66.41%

National CFEPD success rate in 2026 (CEPE/FA: 78.96%)

Council of Ministers communiqué, reported by ActuNiger

22 June 2026

Start of the 2026 written papers, opened with the rédaction

Ministry of National Education, reported by ANP

2024

First session after the CFEPD and CEPE/FA were reinstated following a technical committee report

Agence Nigérienne de Presse (January 2024)

Free independent practice for Niger's CFEPD (end of primary school): English-language MCQs on French spelling and grammar, arithmetic word problems, the human body and hygiene, Niger's history and geography, and civics. The real exam is written in French, so also practise rédaction and dictation on paper.

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1In the sentence « Hier, les élèves de Niamey ont visité le musée national », what part of speech is the word « Hier »?

A.A qualifying adjective (adjectif qualificatif)

B.An adverb of time (adverbe de temps)

C.A coordinating conjunction (conjonction de coordination)

D.A common noun (nom commun)

Explanation: « Hier » is an adverb of time: an invariable word that tells when the visit to the museum took place.

2Which sentence shows correct subject–verb agreement in the present tense?

A.Les éleveurs de Diffa mènentent leurs troupeaux vers le pâturage.

B.Les éleveurs de Diffa mène leurs troupeaux vers le pâturage.

C.Les éleveurs de Diffa mènes leurs troupeaux vers le pâturage.

D.Les éleveurs de Diffa mènent leurs troupeaux vers le pâturage.

Explanation: The subject « Les éleveurs de Diffa » is a plural noun group (= « ils »). In the present tense, « mener » takes the ending « -ent »: « mènent ».

3What is the plural of the noun « un cheval »?

A.Des chevaux

B.Des chevaulx

C.Des chevals

D.Des chevalles

Explanation: Most masculine nouns ending in « -al » form their plural in « -aux », so « un cheval » becomes « des chevaux ».

4Among these nouns ending in « -ou », which one takes an « x » in the plural?

A.Un trou

B.Un bijou

C.Un clou

D.Un fou

Explanation: Nouns ending in « -ou » normally take « s » in the plural, except seven well-known words that take « x »: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou. So « bijou » becomes « bijoux ».

5What is the feminine form of the adjective « premier »?

A.Premiere

B.Premieuse

C.Premiére

D.Première

Explanation: Masculine adjectives ending in « -er » form their feminine in « -ère », with a grave accent on the « e »: « première ».

6What is the correct present-tense form of « bâtir » (2nd group) with « nous »?

A.Nous bâtons

B.Nous bâtissiez

C.Nous bâtissons

D.Nous bâtisons

Explanation: Second-group verbs such as « bâtir » add « -iss- » in the plural forms of the present tense. With « nous » the ending is « -issons »: « nous bâtissons ».

7In which sentence is « cultiver » correctly conjugated in the imperfect (imparfait) in the third person plural?

A.Les paysans cultivèrent le mil chaque saison.

B.Les paysans ont cultivé le mil dans leurs champs.

C.Les paysans cultivaient le mil avec ardeur.

D.Les paysans cultiveront le mil après la première pluie.

Explanation: In the imperfect, the third person plural ending (ils/elles) is « -aient » for all verbs, so « cultivaient » is correct.

8What is the simple future of « aller » with « nous »?

A.Nous allions

B.Nous irons

C.Nous allâmes

D.Nous allons

Explanation: The irregular verb « aller » uses the stem « ir- » in the future. With « nous » the ending is « -ons »: « nous irons ».

9In « Fatouma et Amina sont ______ à l'école de Maradi », what is the correct form of the past participle of « partir »?

A.parties

B.partis

C.partie

D.parti

Explanation: With the auxiliary « être », the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject. « Fatouma et Amina » is feminine plural, so the participle takes « -es »: « parties ».

10In « Voici les mangues que Moussa a ______ sur le manguier », what is the correct spelling of the past participle of « cueillir »?

A.cueilli

B.cueillis

C.cueillie

D.cueillies

Explanation: With « avoir », the past participle agrees with the direct object when it comes before the verb. Here « que » stands for « les mangues » (feminine plural) and comes first, so the participle is feminine plural: « cueillies ».

About the CFEPD Niger Exam

The Certificat de Fin d'Études du Premier Degré (CFEPD) is Niger's national examination at the end of primary school, reinstated in 2024 after years of suspension and organized alongside the Franco-Arabic CEPE/FA. This independent bank offers English-language multiple-choice questions on French, arithmetic, science and hygiene, history, geography and civics for the CFEPD; it does not cover the CEPE/FA Arabic papers.

Exam sponsor: Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, de l'Alphabétisation et de la Promotion des Langues Nationales. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

National written examination at the end of primary school, organized by the Ministry of National Education in the same session as the Franco-Arabic CEPE/FA. The 2026 written papers began on 22 June 2026 with the rédaction; the other papers cover French, mathematics and étude du milieu (science, hygiene, history, geography and civics). The Ministry's public announcements do not publish paper durations, coefficients or the admission threshold.

Time Limit

Written papers in late June (22 June start in 2026)

Passing Score

The admission threshold is not published in the Ministry's public announcements. The 2026 national success rate was 66.41% for the CFEPD and 78.96% for the CEPE/FA.

Exam / Certification Fees

Not published in the Ministry's public announcements

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

30% of this local bank (30 questions)

French Language

Spelling and agreement, conjugation, grammatical analysis, vocabulary and reading comprehension, with French examples kept as the target language

30% of this local bank (30 questions)

Mathematics

Operations, fractions and decimals, percentages, buying and selling, unit conversions, speed and time, perimeters, areas and volumes

20% of this local bank (20 questions)

Étude du Milieu (Science and Hygiene)

Human body, hygiene and disease prevention (malaria, cholera, measles, vaccination), drinking water, plants, livestock, erosion and the fight against desertification

20% of this local bank (20 questions)

History, Geography and Civics

Mali, Songhai and Kanem-Bornu empires, the Sokoto Caliphate, Agadez, independence, Niger's regions, river, desert, neighbours, crops and uranium, national symbols, road safety and children's rights

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What You Need to Know

Passing score: The admission threshold is not published in the Ministry's public announcements. The 2026 national success rate was 66.41% for the CFEPD and 78.96% for the CEPE/FA.
Assessment: National written examination at the end of primary school, organized by the Ministry of National Education in the same session as the Franco-Arabic CEPE/FA. The 2026 written papers began on 22 June 2026 with the rédaction; the other papers cover French, mathematics and étude du milieu (science, hygiene, history, geography and civics). The Ministry's public announcements do not publish paper durations, coefficients or the admission threshold.
Time limit: Written papers in late June (22 June start in 2026)
Exam / certification fees: Not published in the Ministry's public announcements Official sources

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CFEPD Niger: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise one rédaction and one dictation every week on paper; MCQs cannot train handwriting or composition.

2Learn the agreement rules for past participles and the conjugation of être, avoir, aller and faire in the main tenses.

3Solve buying-and-selling, percentage and unit-conversion problems, writing each operation in full.

4Revise hygiene rules and how malaria, cholera and measles spread and are prevented.

5Know Niger's eight regions, the River Niger, the Aïr massif and Ténéré desert, the national symbols and the main dates of its history.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the CFEPD a multiple-choice exam?

No. The CFEPD is a written examination in French that opens with the rédaction. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation for revising knowledge; French items keep their French examples because the French language is what is being tested.

Does this bank cover the CEPE/FA?

No. Pupils in Franco-Arabic schools sit the Certificat d'Études Primaires Élémentaires Franco-Arabe (CEPE/FA), a separately named examination organized in the same session (29,137 of the 352,211 candidates in 2026). This bank covers the French-medium CFEPD only.

When was the CFEPD reinstated?

A technical committee handed the Minister of National Education a report favouring the reinstatement of the CFEPD and the CEPE/FA on 3 January 2024, and the examination has been held each June since 2024.