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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ethiopia vs Niger: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia

4.64 million number

in 2015

Niger

1.29 million number

in 2017

Ethiopia rank

2nd

Niger rank

4th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
Niger

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.64 million number against 1.29 million number in Niger, a difference of 3.35 million number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.6 times Niger's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 4th of 150 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.03 million number	837,493 number	3.19 million number	Ethiopia
2000s	3.46 million number	972,787 number	2.49 million number	Ethiopia
2010s	4.08 million number	1.20 million number	2.88 million number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or Niger?: Ethiopia, at 4.64 million number against 1.29 million number in Niger as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Niger?: 3.35 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.