Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 586,507 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
586,507 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
7th
of 133 countries
All-time high
586,507 number
in 2019
All-time low
307,367 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 307.4k number2000: 330.6k number2001: 330.2k number2002: 331.5k number2003: 349.2k number2004: 355.6k number2005: 379.5k number2006: 403.8k number2007: 420.6k number2008: 428.0k number2009: 431.0k number2010: 419.0k number2011: 439.7k number2012: 467.4k number2013: 463.2k number2016: 536.3k number2017: 559.4k number2019: 586.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Niger recorded 586,507 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger peaked at 586,507 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 307,367 number, in 1999.

Niger ranks 7th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Niger, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 307,367 number
2000 330,573 number +7.5%
2001 330,193 number -0.1%
2002 331,466 number +0.4%
2003 349,235 number +5.4%
2004 355,581 number +1.8%
2005 379,465 number +6.7%
2006 403,837 number +6.4%
2007 420,618 number +4.2%
2008 427,983 number +1.8%
2009 431,023 number +0.7%
2010 419,025 number -2.8%
2011 439,651 number +4.9%
2012 467,418 number +6.3%
2013 463,250 number -0.9%
2016 536,312 number +15.8%
2017 559,354 number +4.3%
2019 586,507 number +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 307,367 number 307,367 number 307,367 number 1
2000s 375,997 number 330,193 number 431,023 number 10
2010s 495,931 number 419,025 number 586,507 number 7

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 4 Kenya 671,251 number compare
  2. 5 Iraq 667,797 number compare
  3. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 645,306 number compare
  4. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 569,534 number compare
  5. 9 Burkina Faso 503,440 number compare
  6. 10 Chad 441,217 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger was 586,507 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 586,507 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 307,367 number in 1999.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Niger ranks 7th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/