Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 73.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
73.2%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
1st
of 142 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 1999
All-time low
73.2%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1999–2017

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger, 1999–2017

0204060801001999200820171999: 91.2 %2001: 91 %2002: 90.9 %2003: 90.8 %2004: 89.6 %2005: 86.8 %2007: 84.3 %2008: 84.7 %2009: 85.4 %2010: 84.4 %2011: 84.3 %2014: 78.2 %2015: 76.4 %2017: 73.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger is 73.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger peaked at 91.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2017.

Niger ranks 1st of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Niger, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 91.2%
2001 91.0% -0.2%
2002 90.9% -0.1%
2003 90.8% -0.1%
2004 89.6% -1.3%
2005 86.8% -3.2%
2007 84.3% -2.8%
2008 84.7% +0.5%
2009 85.4% +0.8%
2010 84.4% -1.1%
2011 84.3% -0.2%
2014 78.2% -7.3%
2015 76.4% -2.2%
2017 73.2% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.2% 91.2% 91.2% 1
2000s 88.0% 84.3% 91.0% 8
2010s 79.3% 73.2% 84.4% 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 2 Chad 68.5% compare
  2. 3 Mali 63.2% compare
  3. 4 Guinea 57.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger was 73.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Niger ranks 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/