Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 79.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 79.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Niger peaked at 94.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2017.
That places Niger 2nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 94.5% | — |
| 1990 | 86.4% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +8.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 79.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 79.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 85.5% | 86.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 74.4% | 86.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 61.7% | 76.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 70.3% | 79.8% | 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, male in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Niger was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release