Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 79.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger stood at 79.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger peaked at 95.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2019.
That places Niger 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.1% | — |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 92.1% | 92.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 83.6% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 75.3% | 80.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.7% | 79.7% | 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 children one year before the official primary in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Niger was 79.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release