Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 1.29 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.29 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger peaked at 1.29 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 429,518 number, in 1974.
Niger ranks 4th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 429,518 number | — |
| 1977 | 460,238 number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 463,699 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 493,183 number | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 610,416 number | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 637,095 number | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 799,898 number | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 837,493 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 891,963 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 911,888 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 940,472 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 958,618 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 948,796 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 984,752 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million number | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million number | +2.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.29 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 788,462 number, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.29 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 6.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +25.6% | 637,095 number | 799,898 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 451,152 number | 429,518 number | 463,699 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 493,183 number | 493,183 number | 493,183 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 721,226 number | 610,416 number | 837,493 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 972,787 number | 891,963 number | 1.10 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.29 million number | 6 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Niger was 1.29 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,518 number in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.