Children out of school, primary, male in Niger
Niger: Children out of school, primary, male was 924,422 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 924,422 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Niger peaked at 924,422 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 365,040, in 1973.
That places Niger 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 365,040 | — |
| 1974 | 371,044 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 417,540 | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 472,886 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 485,285 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 495,930 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 530,747 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 588,872 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 607,137 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 611,061 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 626,594 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 610,772 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 596,100 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 581,575 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 563,674 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 594,956 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 610,176 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 629,504 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 622,201 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 599,183 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 567,115 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 523,102 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 535,524 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 554,030 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 591,486 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 580,893 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 582,963 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 550,370 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 751,752 | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 839,084 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 866,920 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 866,250 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 924,422 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 368,042 | 365,040 | 371,044 | 2 |
| 1980s | 445,213 | 417,540 | 472,886 | 2 |
| 1990s | 553,172 | 485,285 | 611,061 | 6 |
| 2000s | 603,474 | 563,674 | 629,504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 581,915 | 523,102 | 751,752 | 9 |
| 2020s | 874,169 | 839,084 | 924,422 | 4 |
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More education data for Niger
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Niger?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Niger was 924,422 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 924,422 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,040 in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.