Latin America & Caribbean vs Niger: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Latin America & Caribbean
10.44 million number
in 2019
Niger
797,322 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Niger rank
32nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Niger
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 10.44 million number against 797,322 number in Niger, a difference of 9.64 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.1 times Niger's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Niger ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 8.95 million number 160,890 number 8.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 10.29 million number 211,728 number 10.08 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 11.13 million number 288,480 number 10.84 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 11.04 million number 429,098 number 10.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 10.41 million number 651,084 number 9.76 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Latin America & Caribbean or Niger?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 10.44 million number against 797,322 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?
9.64 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Niger rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Niger ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/