Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger

Niger: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.0%
World rank
2nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1995–2018

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 0.855 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.807 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.982 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.975 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.996 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Niger recorded 1.0% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Niger ranks 2nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Niger, 1995 to 2018.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1995 0.9%
2005 0.8% -5.6%
2011 1.0% +21.6%
2014 1.0% -0.7%
2018 1.0% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 1 China 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Togo 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Senegal 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Malawi 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

More reference data data for Niger

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Niger rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Niger ranks 2nd out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-employment-rate-aged-15-24-above-primary-education-percent-of-youth-labor-force/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-employment-rate-aged-15-24-above-primary-education-percent-of-youth-labor-force/niger/">Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Niger</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed