How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Burkina Faso

1.65 million number

in 2019

Mozambique

1.32 million number

in 2015

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Mozambique rank

9th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Burkina Faso
Mozambique

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.32 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 328,240 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.03 million number	2.23 million number	193,940 number	Mozambique
2000s	2.06 million number	1.45 million number	608,397 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.73 million number	1.24 million number	491,636 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?: Burkina Faso, at 1.65 million number against 1.32 million number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?: 328,240 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/