What is the difference in children out of school, female between Central African Republic and Niger?

2.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?

13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Niger: Children out of school, female

Central African Republic

44.4%

in 2012

Niger

41.7%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

5th

Niger rank

8th

Children out of school, female over time

Central African Republic
Niger

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 44.4% against 41.7% in Niger, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Niger ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 5th and Niger ranks 8th of 177 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	67.4%	92.7%	25.2%	Niger
1980s	54.1%	83.7%	29.6%	Niger
1990s	54.7%	83.1%	28.3%	Niger
2000s	57.0%	62.1%	5.1%	Niger
2010s	46.1%	48.4%	2.3%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Central African Republic or Niger?: Central African Republic, at 44.4% against 41.7% in Niger as of 2012.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Central African Republic and Niger?: 2.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for children out of school, female?: Central African Republic ranks 5th and Niger ranks 8th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Unit: % of female primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.