Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Niger
88.9%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
59.9%
in 2019
Niger rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 88.9% against 59.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 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 143 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 | 97.2% | 73.0% | 24.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 68.2% | 27.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 60.9% | 31.2% | 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, female, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Niger, at 88.9% against 59.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29.0%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Niger ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.