How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Niger

64.9%

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

36.7%

in 2019

Niger rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

3rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Niger currently reports 64.9% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.2%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.0%	48.7%	39.3%	Niger
2000s	83.8%	43.3%	40.5%	Niger
2010s	71.5%	38.0%	33.5%	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, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Niger, at 64.9% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 28.2%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Niger ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.