Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger is 83.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger peaked at 91.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2017.
Niger ranks 1st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.6% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.7% | 91.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 73.7% | 84.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.1% | 83.2% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release