Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 35.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 35.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Niger peaked at 71.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2025.
That places Niger 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.2% | — |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 35.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 35.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 53.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.7% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 37.1% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 36.9% compare
- 11 Mauritania 35.9% compare
- 13 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 14 Angola 33.0% compare
- 15 Mozambique 31.9% 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Niger was 35.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release