Girls and boys who are out of school in Niger
Niger: Girls and boys who are out of school was 952,357 girls in 2024. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Niger recorded 952,357 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Niger peaked at 952,357 girls in 2024 and was at its lowest, 376,581 girls, in 1973.
Niger ranks 8th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Niger, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 376,581 girls | — |
| 1974 | 382,690 girls | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 475,776 girls | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 526,056 girls | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 540,725 girls | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 555,230 girls | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 581,082 girls | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 651,182 girls | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 667,979 girls | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 676,897 girls | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 694,499 girls | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 695,863 girls | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 698,243 girls | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 695,707 girls | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 696,678 girls | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 723,342 girls | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 743,318 girls | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 762,865 girls | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 751,159 girls | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 737,499 girls | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 717,347 girls | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 684,583 girls | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 683,985 girls | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 700,811 girls | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 731,438 girls | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 733,801 girls | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 741,060 girls | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 708,747 girls | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 874,034 girls | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 920,614 girls | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 933,827 girls | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 913,575 girls | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 952,357 girls | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 379,636 girls | 376,581 girls | 382,690 girls | 2 |
| 1980s | 500,916 girls | 475,776 girls | 526,056 girls | 2 |
| 1990s | 612,182 girls | 540,725 girls | 676,897 girls | 6 |
| 2000s | 719,917 girls | 694,499 girls | 762,865 girls | 10 |
| 2010s | 730,645 girls | 683,985 girls | 874,034 girls | 9 |
| 2020s | 930,093 girls | 913,575 girls | 952,357 girls | 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Niger?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Niger was 952,357 girls in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 952,357 girls in 2024.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,581 girls in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.