Niger vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, primary education, female

Niger
2.34 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
100.32 million
in 2024
Niger rank
32nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
31st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Niger
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 100.32 million against 2.34 million in Niger, a difference of 97.98 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 42.9 times Niger's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 32nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 222 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 420,992 28.56 million 28.14 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 546,436 37.55 million 37.01 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 745,560 49.36 million 48.61 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.08 million 63.56 million 62.48 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.61 million 83.22 million 81.62 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 2.10 million 98.10 million 95.99 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Niger or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 100.32 million against 2.34 million in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
97.98 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Niger and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Niger ranks 32nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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