Niger vs Philippines: Children out of school, primary

Niger
1.88 million
in 2024
Philippines
1.62 million
in 2024
Niger rank
8th
Philippines rank
9th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Niger
  • Philippines
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197319982024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.88 million against 1.62 million in Philippines, a difference of 260,620.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 9th of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.