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)
020406080100199820082019

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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.