GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
21.1%
in 2025
Niger
40.4%
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
5th
Niger rank
7th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Niger
20406080197319992025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 40.4% against 21.1% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 19.3%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.9 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th and Niger ranks 7th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 33.1% 60.9% 27.8% Niger
2010s 24.4% 39.5% 15.2% Niger
2020s 22.0% 40.5% 18.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Niger?
Niger, at 40.4% against 21.1% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Niger?
19.3%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Niger?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th and Niger ranks 7th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
242 places, 5,671 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release