Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Mozambique
1.69 million number
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
68.59 million number
in 2019
Mozambique rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 68.59 million number against 1.69 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 66.91 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 40.7 times Mozambique's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 142 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.68 million number 49.03 million number 47.35 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.22 million number 54.48 million number 53.26 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 1.44 million number 58.98 million number 57.53 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 68.59 million number against 1.69 million number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66.91 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Mozambique ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/