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 76.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
76.8%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 138 countries
All-time high
93.4%
in 1999
All-time low
76.8%
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: 93.4 %2001: 93.2 %2002: 93.1 %2003: 93 %2004: 92 %2005: 89.6 %2007: 87.9 %2008: 88.1 %2009: 88.6 %2010: 86.9 %2011: 87.1 %2014: 81.7 %2015: 80.1 %2017: 76.8 %

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 76.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Niger peaked at 93.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2017.

That places Niger 1st out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, female (%) in Niger, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 93.4%
2001 93.2% -0.2%
2002 93.1% -0.1%
2003 93.0% -0.1%
2004 92.0% -1.0%
2005 89.6% -2.6%
2007 87.9% -2.0%
2008 88.1% +0.3%
2009 88.6% +0.5%
2010 86.9% -1.8%
2011 87.1% +0.2%
2014 81.7% -6.2%
2015 80.1% -1.9%
2017 76.8% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.4% 93.4% 93.4% 1
2000s 90.7% 87.9% 93.2% 8
2010s 82.5% 76.8% 87.1% 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 2 Chad 75.8% compare
  2. 3 Mali 66.8% compare
  3. 4 Guinea 66.2% 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 76.8% 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 93.4% 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 76.8% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Niger ranks 1st out of 138 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 12.6%. 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
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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/