Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 85.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 85.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger peaked at 95.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2021.
That places Niger 1st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.7% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 85.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Afghanistan 82.1% compare
- 3 Madagascar 78.1% compare
- 4 Mali 77.0% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Niger was 85.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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