Afghanistan vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
74.7%
in 2025
Niger
70.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Niger rank
2nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 74.7% against 70.6% in Niger, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Niger ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 82.4% | 32.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 70.4% | 21.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 68.5% | 0.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Afghanistan, at 74.7% against 70.6% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 4.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Niger ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release