What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19.92 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female

Niger

550,333 number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

20.47 million number

in 2019

Niger rank

11th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 20.47 million number against 550,333 number in Niger, a difference of 19.92 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 37.2 times Niger's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 143 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	307,874 number	15.14 million number	14.84 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	365,672 number	16.33 million number	15.97 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	485,067 number	17.92 million number	17.43 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 20.47 million number against 550,333 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19.92 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Niger ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.