Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Niger

Share of children out of school in Niger in 2024 — 40.41%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 120. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 49.28 pp.

2024 40.41% +1.03 pp vs 2023
World rank 119of 120
Period maximum 89.69%1973
Period minimum 33.83%2017

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Niger, 1973–20242040608010019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 89.69%1974: 89.07%1977: 85.08%1978: 83.97%1981: 80.81%1986: 77.06%1989: 77.76%1990: 77.29%1991: 76.72%1992: 78.78%1997: 76.21%1998: 75.89%1999: 74.09%2000: 73.28%2001: 69.75%2002: 66.34%2003: 62.72%2004: 59.21%2005: 59.18%2006: 58%2007: 56.94%2008: 53.61%2009: 49.86%2010: 45.83%2011: 41.26%2012: 39.94%2013: 39.42%2014: 39.91%2015: 38.12%2016: 36.94%2017: 33.83%2019: 40.71%2021: 41.3%2022: 41.01%2023: 39.38%2024: 40.41%
Change over the period: −49.28 pp Annual average: -0.97 pp
Share of children out of school — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 40.41 +1.03 pp
2023 39.38 −1.63 pp
2022 41.01 −0.3 pp
2021 41.3
2019 40.71
2017 33.83 −3.11 pp
2016 36.94 −1.18 pp
2015 38.12 −1.79 pp
2014 39.91 +0.49 pp
2013 39.42 −0.52 pp
2012 39.94 −1.32 pp
2011 41.26 −4.57 pp
2010 45.83 −4.03 pp
2009 49.86 −3.75 pp
2008 53.61 −3.33 pp
2007 56.94 −1.06 pp
2006 58 −1.19 pp
2005 59.18 −0.03 pp
2004 59.21 −3.51 pp
2003 62.72 −3.63 pp
2002 66.34 −3.41 pp
2001 69.75 −3.53 pp
2000 73.28 −0.81 pp
1999 74.09 −1.8 pp
1998 75.89 −0.32 pp
1997 76.21
1992 78.78 +2.07 pp
1991 76.72 −0.57 pp
1990 77.29 −0.47 pp
1989 77.76
1986 77.06
1981 80.81
1978 83.97 −1.11 pp
1977 85.08
1974 89.07 −0.62 pp
1973 89.69

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.