Niger - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Niger was 760,498 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 760,498 in 2019 and a minimum value of 354,851 in 1973.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1973 354,851
1974 365,004
1986 407,635
1989 461,591
1990 480,042
1991 491,686
1992 523,622
1997 578,982
1998 596,261
1999 603,375
2000 621,985
2001 604,539
2002 582,479
2003 565,477
2004 549,018
2005 581,677
2006 593,935
2007 609,562
2008 599,744
2009 575,322
2010 541,802
2011 494,477
2012 506,858
2013 539,085
2014 569,041
2015 562,414
2016 566,897
2017 539,592
2019 760,498

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation