Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 83.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
83.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 142 countries
All-time high
95.1%
in 1999
All-time low
83.5%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1999–2017

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger, 1999–2017

0204060801001999200820171999: 95.1 %2001: 94.4 %2002: 94.9 %2003: 94.5 %2004: 93.2 %2005: 91.9 %2007: 92.2 %2008: 91.6 %2009: 92.5 %2010: 91.8 %2011: 90.6 %2014: 87.2 %2015: 85.7 %2017: 83.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 83.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger peaked at 95.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2017.

That places Niger 1st out of 142 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Niger, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 95.1%
2001 94.4% -0.7%
2002 94.9% +0.5%
2003 94.5% -0.4%
2004 93.2% -1.4%
2005 91.9% -1.3%
2007 92.2% +0.3%
2008 91.6% -0.7%
2009 92.5% +1.0%
2010 91.8% -0.7%
2011 90.6% -1.3%
2014 87.2% -3.7%
2015 85.7% -1.7%
2017 83.5% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.1% 95.1% 95.1% 1
2000s 93.1% 91.6% 94.9% 8
2010s 87.8% 83.5% 91.8% 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 2 Ethiopia 72.8% compare
  2. 3 Mali 71.4% compare
  3. 4 Chad 70.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Niger was 83.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Niger ranks 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.