Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Niger
49.2%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
26.2%
in 2019
Niger rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080100197019942019

How they compare

Niger currently reports 49.2% against 26.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.0%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 148 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 93.8% 58.8% 35.0% Niger
1990s 85.2% 49.7% 35.5% Niger
2000s 73.3% 37.2% 36.1% Niger
2010s 55.0% 28.1% 26.9% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Niger, at 49.2% against 26.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/