Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 39.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
39.9%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
4th
of 148 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 1974
All-time low
39.9%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1974–2017

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger, 1974–2017

0204060801974199520171974: 88.8 %1990: 75.8 %1991: 75.2 %1997: 75.8 %1999: 74.4 %2001: 71.3 %2002: 68.3 %2003: 65.6 %2004: 62.3 %2005: 61.1 %2007: 57.9 %2008: 56.5 %2009: 54.3 %2010: 51.5 %2011: 48.4 %2014: 45.5 %2015: 43.6 %2016: 41.9 %2017: 39.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger stood at 39.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger peaked at 88.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2017.

That places Niger 4th out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Niger, 1974 to 2017.
Year % Change
1974 88.8%
1990 75.8% -14.7%
1991 75.2% -0.7%
1997 75.8% +0.8%
1999 74.4% -1.9%
2001 71.3% -4.2%
2002 68.3% -4.2%
2003 65.6% -3.9%
2004 62.3% -5.0%
2005 61.1% -2.0%
2007 57.9% -5.2%
2008 56.5% -2.5%
2009 54.3% -4.0%
2010 51.5% -5.1%
2011 48.4% -6.0%
2014 45.5% -5.9%
2015 43.6% -4.2%
2016 41.9% -3.9%
2017 39.9% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 88.8% 88.8% 88.8% 1
1990s 75.3% 74.4% 75.8% 4
2000s 62.2% 54.3% 71.3% 8
2010s 45.2% 39.9% 51.5% 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 1 Djibouti 44.1% compare
  2. 2 Mali 41.3% compare
  3. 3 Eritrea 40.6% compare
  4. 5 Central African Republic 33.2% compare
  5. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 32.4% compare
  6. 7 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger was 39.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1974.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Niger ranks 4th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/