Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Niger
2.53 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
63.48 million number
in 2019
Niger rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

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

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 63.48 million number against 2.53 million number in Niger, a difference of 60.95 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 25.1 times Niger's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 149 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 million number 43.97 million number 42.77 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.30 million number 43.21 million number 41.91 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.86 million number 62.26 million number 60.40 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.26 million number 59.75 million number 57.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.47 million number 59.02 million number 56.55 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

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, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 63.48 million number against 2.53 million number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
60.95 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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

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/