Niger vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male

Niger
40.9%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
69.7%
in 2024
Niger rank
192nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Niger
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
020406080197119972024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 69.7% against 40.9% in Niger, a difference of 28.8%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Niger ranks 192nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 194 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.7% 55.8% 46.1% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 22.8% 60.8% 38.0% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 20.3% 57.9% 37.6% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 33.3% 63.8% 30.5% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 57.8% 68.7% 10.9% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 50.4% 70.1% 19.7% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male, Niger or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 69.7% against 40.9% in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male between Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
28.8%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
Niger ranks 192nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release