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 64.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger is 64.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger peaked at 95.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2017.
That places Niger 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 95.7% | — |
| 1977 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 90.7% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -1.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 64.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Niger's 64.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 93.7% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 88.0% | 88.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 78.4% | 88.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 64.9% | 79.2% | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger was 64.9% in 2017, 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 95.7% 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 64.9% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.