Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.99 million for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger peaked at 1.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 614,083, in 1974.
That places Niger 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 614,083 | — |
| 1990 | 874,089 | +42.3% |
| 1991 | 897,184 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.78 million | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | +7.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.99 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 544,160, 3.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.99 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286,094, 6.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +42.3% | 614,083 | 874,089 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 614,083 | 614,083 | 614,083 | 1 |
| 1990s | 987,473 | 874,089 | 1.11 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 1.16 million | 1.32 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.31 million | 1.66 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million | 1.78 million | 1.99 million | 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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger was 1.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 614,083 in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release