Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 40.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 40.4% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 89.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2017.
That places Niger 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 89.7% | — |
| 1974 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 85.1% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 84.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 76.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.0% | 84.0% | 89.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 77.1% | 80.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 74.1% | 78.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 49.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 33.8% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.4% | 41.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 40.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.