Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Niger
73.2%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
45.8%
in 2019
Niger rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 73.2% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 27.4%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 91.2% 57.8% 33.4% Niger
2000s 88.0% 52.8% 35.2% Niger
2010s 79.3% 46.8% 32.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Niger, at 73.2% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27.4%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Niger ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/