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 79.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
79.7%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 1974
All-time low
65.6%
in 2017
Years of data
28
1974–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 79.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger peaked at 96.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2017.
Niger ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 96.0% | — |
| 1977 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 91.2% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 89.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +8.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 79.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.7%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 79.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.0% | 94.2% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 88.3% | 89.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 78.8% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 65.6% | 79.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.0% | 79.7% | 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 of lower secondary school age in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger was 79.7% in 2024, 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 96.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 11.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release