Niger - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Niger was 886,775 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 886,775 in 2019 and a minimum value of 363,673 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 363,673
1974 372,911
1986 465,705
1989 518,597
1990 534,489
1991 546,566
1992 574,537
1997 644,701
1998 660,532
1999 670,081
2000 687,293
2001 685,094
2002 685,536
2003 682,634
2004 683,994
2005 709,544
2006 724,546
2007 741,066
2008 727,953
2009 713,837
2010 693,060
2011 657,520
2012 657,312
2013 687,960
2014 711,780
2015 718,427
2016 728,586
2017 701,725
2019 886,775

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