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 1.15 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger stood at 1.15 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger peaked at 1.16 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 576,590 number, in 1974.
That places Niger 3rd out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 576,590 number | — |
| 1990 | 763,101 number | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 790,550 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 966,714 number | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 1.00 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 576,590 number | 576,590 number | 576,590 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 881,179 number | 763,101 number | 1.00 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.11 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.16 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Ethiopia 3.15 million number compare
- 2 Indonesia 1.86 million number compare
- 4 Mali 972,275 number compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 851,122 number compare
- 6 Philippines 825,925 number compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
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 1.15 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 1.16 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 576,590 number in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 148 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 7.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/