Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 70.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger peaked at 86.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2018.
That places Niger 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.8% | — |
| 2001 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 77.0% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 64.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 66.1% | 70.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Afghanistan 74.7% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.5% compare
- 4 Mali 55.1% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.9% compare
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 of lower secondary school age in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger was 70.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release