MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Niger: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
17.48 million
in 2024
Niger
428,243
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
33rd
Niger rank
32nd

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 17.48 million against 428,243 in Niger, a difference of 17.05 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 40.8 times Niger's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 32nd of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 5.17 million 77,772 5.09 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 6.84 million 103,219 6.74 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 8.85 million 140,076 8.71 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 11.36 million 209,550 11.15 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 14.83 million 307,712 14.52 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 17.10 million 395,474 16.70 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Niger?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 17.48 million against 428,243 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger?
17.05 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 32nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). 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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Niger: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-male-number-2/mdg-sub-saharan-africa/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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-male-number-2/mdg-sub-saharan-africa/niger/">MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Niger: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release