Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Niger: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
20.98 million number
in 2019
Niger
2.25 million number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
37th
Niger rank
37th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952020

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 20.98 million number against 2.25 million number in Niger, a difference of 18.72 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 9.3 times Niger's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th and Niger ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 11.15 million number 457,063 number 10.70 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 14.63 million number 606,249 number 14.02 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 18.88 million number 830,302 number 18.05 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 21.44 million number 1.15 million number 20.29 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 20.23 million number 1.78 million number 18.44 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Niger?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 20.98 million number against 2.25 million number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Niger?
18.72 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Niger?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Niger rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th and Niger ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.