Niger vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, tertiary education, male

Niger
1.29 million
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
58.63 million
in 2024
Niger rank
52nd
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
55th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Niger
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 58.63 million against 1.29 million in Niger, a difference of 57.34 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 45.5 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 52nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 55th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 234,280 13.92 million 13.68 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 316,475 18.89 million 18.58 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 416,194 26.01 million 25.59 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 572,977 35.13 million 34.56 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 775,060 45.81 million 45.03 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.07 million 56.20 million 55.12 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Niger or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 58.63 million against 1.29 million in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Niger and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
57.34 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Niger and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Niger ranks 52nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 55th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (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, tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release