Liberia vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Liberia
55.3%
in 2025
Niger
69.9%
in 2025
Liberia rank
4th
Niger rank
1st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Liberia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 69.9% against 55.3% in Liberia, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 78.5% | 49.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 66.8% | 42.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 66.8% | 26.2% | 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, Liberia or Niger?
- Niger, at 69.9% against 55.3% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Liberia and Niger?
- 14.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liberia ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st 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, male (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