Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 2.53 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.53 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.55 million number
in 2016
All-time low
1.17 million number
in 1974
Years of data
22
1974–2017

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, 1974–2017

01.0M2.0M3.0M1974199520171974: 1.2M number1977: 1.2M number1978: 1.2M number1981: 1.3M number1990: 1.6M number1991: 1.7M number1997: 2.0M number1999: 2.1M number2001: 2.2M number2002: 2.2M number2003: 2.2M number2004: 2.2M number2005: 2.2M number2007: 2.3M number2008: 2.4M number2009: 2.4M number2010: 2.4M number2011: 2.3M number2014: 2.5M number2015: 2.5M number2016: 2.5M number2017: 2.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Niger recorded 2.53 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger peaked at 2.55 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million number, in 1974.

That places Niger 3rd out of 149 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Niger, 1974 to 2017.
Year number Change
1974 1.17 million number
1977 1.22 million number +4.3%
1978 1.23 million number +1.3%
1981 1.30 million number +5.1%
1990 1.62 million number +25.3%
1991 1.68 million number +3.1%
1997 2.02 million number +20.8%
1999 2.11 million number +4.3%
2001 2.18 million number +3.3%
2002 2.18 million number -0.1%
2003 2.19 million number +0.4%
2004 2.19 million number +0.1%
2005 2.24 million number +2.2%
2007 2.34 million number +4.3%
2008 2.37 million number +1.6%
2009 2.39 million number +0.8%
2010 2.37 million number -0.7%
2011 2.35 million number -1.0%
2014 2.51 million number +6.9%
2015 2.53 million number +0.9%
2016 2.55 million number +0.5%
2017 2.53 million number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.21 million number 1.17 million number 1.23 million number 3
1980s 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1
1990s 1.86 million number 1.62 million number 2.11 million number 4
2000s 2.26 million number 2.18 million number 2.39 million number 8
2010s 2.47 million number 2.35 million number 2.55 million number 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 1 Ethiopia 6.94 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 3.85 million number compare
  3. 4 Mali 2.06 million number compare
  4. 5 Chad 1.70 million number compare
  5. 6 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger was 2.53 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 2.55 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 1974.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Niger ranks 3rd out of 149 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/