How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Niger?

10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea

55.3%

in 2015

Niger

41.0%

in 2019

Equatorial Guinea rank

3rd

Niger rank

6th

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

Equatorial Guinea
Niger

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 55.3% against 41.0% in Niger, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.7%	62.1%	23.4%	Niger
2010s	54.2%	40.3%	13.9%	Equatorial Guinea

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, Equatorial Guinea or Niger?: Equatorial Guinea, at 55.3% against 41.0% in Niger as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Niger?: 14.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Niger?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 188 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/equatorial-guinea/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/equatorial-guinea/niger/">Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/