Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger

Niger: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1.09 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
10th
of 147 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2017
All-time low
589,435 number
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2017

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger, 1999–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1999200820171999: 589.4k number2001: 624.0k number2002: 644.5k number2003: 659.0k number2004: 671.3k number2005: 687.6k number2007: 744.2k number2008: 772.4k number2009: 815.5k number2010: 847.5k number2011: 882.5k number2014: 982.6k number2015: 1.0M number2017: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger stood at 1.09 million number. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger peaked at 1.09 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 589,435 number, in 1999.

Niger ranks 10th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Niger, 1999 to 2017.
Year number Change
1999 589,435 number
2001 624,005 number +5.9%
2002 644,481 number +3.3%
2003 659,027 number +2.3%
2004 671,259 number +1.9%
2005 687,588 number +2.4%
2007 744,227 number +8.2%
2008 772,388 number +3.8%
2009 815,464 number +5.6%
2010 847,473 number +3.9%
2011 882,517 number +4.1%
2014 982,629 number +11.3%
2015 1.01 million number +3.2%
2017 1.09 million number +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 589,435 number 589,435 number 589,435 number 1
2000s 702,305 number 624,005 number 815,464 number 8
2010s 962,656 number 847,473 number 1.09 million number 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 7 Afghanistan 1.48 million number compare
  2. 8 Egypt 1.21 million number
  3. 9 Kenya 1.12 million number compare
  4. 11 Yemen 1.02 million number compare
  5. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 973,911 number
  6. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Niger was 1.09 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 589,435 number in 1999.
How does Niger rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Niger ranks 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.