How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?

18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mozambique

52.8%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

45.8%

in 2019

Mozambique rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 52.8% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 142 countries.

Mozambique 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	74.1%	59.0%	15.1%	Mozambique
2000s	54.0%	52.9%	1.1%	Mozambique
2010s	49.4%	46.9%	2.4%	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Mozambique, at 52.8% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 7.0%, with Mozambique 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mozambique ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/