Ethiopia vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia
74.0%
in 2015
Niger
86.1%
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
4th
Niger rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Niger
020406080100199920082017

How they compare

Niger currently reports 86.1% against 74.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 83.9% 96.1% 12.3% Niger
2000s 82.1% 95.8% 13.6% Niger
2010s 72.8% 88.8% 16.0% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or Niger?
Niger, at 86.1% against 74.0% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Niger?
12.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.