Niger vs Sudan: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Niger
1.88 million children
in 2024
Sudan
3.17 million children
in 2019
Niger rank
8th
Sudan rank
5th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.17 million children against 1.88 million children in Niger, a difference of 1.29 million children.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.7 times Niger's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Niger or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.17 million children against 1.88 million children in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Niger and Sudan?
- 1.29 million children, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Niger ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.