Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger
Niger: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 86.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger is 86.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger peaked at 96.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2021.
Niger ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.6% | 94.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.3% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.4% | 86.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 3 Mali 80.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 79.0% compare
- 5 Chad 78.8% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Niger was 86.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release