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Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) vs OSM school locations (HDX)

A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Wycord, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.

Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Education
Education
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free (no auth)
Free
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
education, api, stats
education, geographic, schools
Summary
Free JSON API of national education indicators (literacy, net enrollment, completion, out-of-school children) covering Nigeria annually.
OpenStreetMap school location data on HDX (GeoJSON/CSV, monthly updates). Good urban coverage with significant rural gaps; no enrollment or quality data.

Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) vs OSM school locations (HDX) at a glance

Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) and OSM school locations (HDX) are both listed under Education in Wycord's Datasets index.

Both are based in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 100% uptime for Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) (36 checks) and 0% for OSM school locations (HDX) (36 checks).

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: Education stats (UNESCO UIS API), Free (no auth); OSM school locations (HDX), Free.
  • 30-day uptime: Education stats (UNESCO UIS API), 100%; OSM school locations (HDX), 0%.

Topics

Both are tagged: education.

Only Education stats (UNESCO UIS API): api, stats.

Only OSM school locations (HDX): geographic, schools.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) or OSM school locations (HDX)?
Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) leads over the last 30 days: Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) 100%, OSM school locations (HDX) 0%.
Do Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) or OSM school locations (HDX) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) and OSM school locations (HDX) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are Education stats (UNESCO UIS API) and OSM school locations (HDX) based?
Both are based in Nigeria.