Children out of school, primary in Niger
Niger: Children out of school, primary was 1.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Niger stood at 1.88 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Niger peaked at 1.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 741,621, in 1973.
Niger ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 760,281 | 741,621 | 776,511 | 4 |
| 1980s | 898,974 | 804,665 | 998,942 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million | 1.03 million | 1.29 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 1.26 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.21 million | 1.63 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million | 1.76 million | 1.88 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Niger?
- Children out of school, primary in Niger was 1.88 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 741,621 in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for children out of school, primary?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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. 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.