Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 55.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
55.5%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
2nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 1974
All-time low
49.6%
in 2017
Years of data
25
1974–2024
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 55.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger peaked at 94.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2017.
Niger ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 94.0% | — |
| 1990 | 86.7% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +4.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 55.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 55.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 83.5% | 86.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 65.8% | 81.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 49.6% | 62.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.1% | 55.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Tokelau 63.3% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 53.8% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 50.2% compare
- 5 Mali 47.8% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger was 55.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release