Adolescents out of school in Niger
Niger: Adolescents out of school was 79.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school in Niger stood at 79.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Niger peaked at 96.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2017.
Niger ranks 1st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 96.0% | — |
| 1977 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 91.2% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 89.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.0% | 94.2% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 88.3% | 89.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 78.8% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 65.6% | 79.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.0% | 79.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Niger?
- Adolescents out of school in Niger was 79.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for adolescents out of school?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.