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

19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.

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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Low income vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Low income

22.3%

in 2019

Niger

39.9%

in 2017

Low income rank

5th

Niger rank

4th

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

Low income
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 39.9% against 22.3% in Low income, a difference of 17.6%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low income	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	50.7%	88.8%	38.1%	Niger
1990s	45.0%	75.3%	30.3%	Niger
2000s	31.2%	62.2%	31.0%	Niger
2010s	23.2%	45.2%	21.9%	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, Low income or Niger?: Niger, at 39.9% against 22.3% in Low income as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Low income and Niger?: 17.6%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Niger?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Low income and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Low income ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 43 groups.
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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/