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 69.9% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger is 69.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niger peaked at 83.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2018.
Niger ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 72.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 61.6% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 63.6% | 69.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.3% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 57.9% compare
- 4 Liberia 55.3% 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 69.9% 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 83.7% 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 61.6% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Niger ranks 1st 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 6.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release