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 287,766 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
287,766 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
8th
of 132 countries
All-time high
287,766 number
in 2019
All-time low
151,895 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920191999: 151.9k number2000: 163.0k number2001: 163.3k number2002: 164.8k number2003: 173.7k number2004: 177.2k number2005: 188.7k number2006: 199.5k number2007: 207.8k number2008: 210.6k number2009: 212.9k number2010: 206.9k number2011: 217.3k number2012: 231.0k number2013: 228.8k number2016: 264.7k number2017: 275.7k number2019: 287.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger stood at 287,766 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Niger peaked at 287,766 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 151,895 number, in 1999.

Niger ranks 8th of 132 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, female (number) in Niger, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 151,895 number
2000 163,048 number +7.3%
2001 163,274 number +0.1%
2002 164,821 number +0.9%
2003 173,728 number +5.4%
2004 177,241 number +2.0%
2005 188,697 number +6.5%
2006 199,453 number +5.7%
2007 207,760 number +4.2%
2008 210,596 number +1.4%
2009 212,888 number +1.1%
2010 206,950 number -2.8%
2011 217,281 number +5.0%
2012 230,971 number +6.3%
2013 228,811 number -0.9%
2016 264,713 number +15.7%
2017 275,683 number +4.1%
2019 287,766 number +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 151,895 number 151,895 number 151,895 number 1
2000s 186,151 number 163,048 number 212,888 number 10
2010s 244,596 number 206,950 number 287,766 number 7

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 5 Kenya 333,298 number compare
  2. 6 Iraq 327,232 number compare
  3. 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 312,479 number compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 283,053 number compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 247,526 number compare
  6. 11 Chad 222,383 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 287,766 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 287,766 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 151,895 number in 1999.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Niger ranks 8th out of 132 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 35.2%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/