Children out of school, primary, female in Niger
Niger: Children out of school, primary, female was 952,357 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 952,357 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Niger peaked at 952,357 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 376,581, in 1973.
Niger ranks 8th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 379,636 | 376,581 | 382,690 | 2 |
| 1980s | 500,916 | 475,776 | 526,056 | 2 |
| 1990s | 612,182 | 540,725 | 676,897 | 6 |
| 2000s | 719,917 | 694,499 | 762,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730,645 | 683,985 | 874,034 | 9 |
| 2020s | 930,093 | 913,575 | 952,357 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 66.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Niger?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Niger was 952,357 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 952,357 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,581 in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.