Egypt vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Egypt
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 76.2% against 63.3% in Egypt, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 12th and Niger ranks 9th of 133 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 91.5% | 4.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 88.5% | 5.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 78.2% | 14.5% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Egypt or Niger?
- Niger, at 76.2% against 63.3% in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Egypt and Niger?
- 12.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Niger?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Niger ranks 9th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/