How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Niger: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Chad

1.70 million number

in 2019

Niger

2.53 million number

in 2017

Chad rank

5th

Niger rank

3rd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Chad
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.53 million number against 1.70 million number in Chad, a difference of 825,960 number.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Chad's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 5th and Niger ranks 3rd of 149 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.25 million number	2.11 million number	860,750 number	Niger
2000s	1.26 million number	2.18 million number	919,053 number	Niger
2010s	1.58 million number	2.54 million number	959,660 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Chad or Niger?: Niger, at 2.53 million number against 1.70 million number in Chad as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Chad and Niger?: 825,960 number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Chad ranks 5th and Niger ranks 3rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/