Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 37.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger stood at 37.3%.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger peaked at 86.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2017.
That places Niger 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 86.5% | — |
| 1974 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.1% | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 73.4% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +30.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 37.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +30.0% | 28.7% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.3% | 86.0% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 70.1% | 71.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 68.7% | 73.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 42.9% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 28.7% | 38.7% | 9 |
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 children of primary school age, male in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Niger was 37.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/