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 44.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
44.5%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
1st
of 149 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 1974
All-time low
44.5%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1974–2017

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

0204060801001974199520171974: 91.2 %1977: 88.2 %1978: 87.3 %1981: 84.3 %1990: 81.1 %1991: 80.6 %1997: 80.4 %1999: 78.9 %2001: 76 %2002: 73.5 %2003: 71.1 %2004: 68.3 %2005: 66.8 %2007: 63.8 %2008: 61.9 %2009: 59.6 %2010: 56.6 %2011: 53.6 %2014: 50.2 %2015: 48.4 %2016: 46.7 %2017: 44.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 44.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Niger peaked at 91.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2017.

That places Niger 1st out of 149 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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, both sexes (%) in Niger, 1974 to 2017.
Year % Change
1974 91.2%
1977 88.2% -3.3%
1978 87.3% -1.0%
1981 84.3% -3.5%
1990 81.1% -3.8%
1991 80.6% -0.7%
1997 80.4% -0.3%
1999 78.9% -1.8%
2001 76.0% -3.6%
2002 73.5% -3.3%
2003 71.1% -3.4%
2004 68.3% -3.9%
2005 66.8% -2.1%
2007 63.8% -4.5%
2008 61.9% -2.9%
2009 59.6% -3.7%
2010 56.6% -5.1%
2011 53.6% -5.3%
2014 50.2% -6.4%
2015 48.4% -3.4%
2016 46.7% -3.6%
2017 44.5% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 88.9% 87.3% 91.2% 3
1980s 84.3% 84.3% 84.3% 1
1990s 80.2% 78.9% 81.1% 4
2000s 67.6% 59.6% 76.0% 8
2010s 50.0% 44.5% 56.6% 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 2 Mali 44.4% compare
  2. 3 Eritrea 43.5% compare
  3. 4 Djibouti 43.0% 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 44.5% 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 91.2% 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 44.5% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Niger ranks 1st out of 149 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 30.3%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/