Algeria vs Niger: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Algeria
4.36 million number
in 2020
Niger
4.17 million number
in 2020
Algeria rank
33rd
Niger rank
35th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Niger
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.36 million number against 4.17 million number in Niger, a difference of 186,680 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 2.79 million number 839,302 number 1.95 million number Algeria
1980s 3.73 million number 1.10 million number 2.63 million number Algeria
1990s 4.59 million number 1.51 million number 3.08 million number Algeria
2000s 4.03 million number 2.17 million number 1.86 million number Algeria
2010s 3.40 million number 3.36 million number 37,734 number Algeria
2020s 4.36 million number 4.17 million number 186,680 number Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Algeria or Niger?
Algeria, at 4.36 million number against 4.17 million number in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Algeria and Niger?
186,680 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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