ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Niger: School age population, primary education, female

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
99.97 million
in 2024
Niger
2.34 million
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
32nd
Niger rank
32nd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Niger
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 99.97 million against 2.34 million in Niger, a difference of 97.63 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 42.7 times Niger's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 32nd of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 28.47 million 420,992 28.05 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 37.45 million 546,436 36.90 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 49.23 million 745,560 48.48 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 63.38 million 1.08 million 62.30 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 82.96 million 1.61 million 81.36 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 97.76 million 2.10 million 95.65 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Niger?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 99.97 million against 2.34 million in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Niger?
97.63 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Niger?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Niger rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 32nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release