Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Indonesia or Niger?

Indonesia, at 1.33 million girls against 952,357 girls in Niger as of 2018.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Indonesia and Niger?

377,293 girls, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Niger?

19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Niger: Girls and boys who are out of school

Indonesia

1.33 million girls

in 2018

Niger

952,357 girls

in 2024

Indonesia rank

6th

Niger rank

8th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Indonesia
Niger

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1.33 million girls against 952,357 girls in Niger, a difference of 377,293 girls.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Niger ranks 8th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.68 million girls	382,690 girls	3.30 million girls	Indonesia
1980s	464,999 girls	526,056 girls	61,057 girls	Niger
1990s	822,526 girls	582,055 girls	240,471 girls	Indonesia
2000s	532,059 girls	722,742 girls	190,683 girls	Niger
2010s	792,926 girls	720,514 girls	72,412 girls	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Indonesia or Niger?: Indonesia, at 1.33 million girls against 952,357 girls in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Indonesia and Niger?: 377,293 girls, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Niger?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Indonesia and Niger rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Indonesia ranks 6th and Niger ranks 8th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.