Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary
Niger
1.37 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.92 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
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 33.92 million number against 1.37 million number in Niger, a difference of 32.55 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 24.7 times Niger's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 148 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 590,843 number | 23.74 million number | 23.15 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 977,528 number | 33.86 million number | 32.88 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 33.00 million number | 31.79 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 31.89 million number | 30.56 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 33.92 million number against 1.37 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?
- 32.55 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19 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 148 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/