Mauritania vs Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Mauritania
30.1%
in 2019
Mozambique
28.2%
in 2015
Mauritania rank
12th
Mozambique rank
15th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 30.1% against 28.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 137 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 46.9% 46.2% 0.7% Mauritania
2010s 38.4% 28.8% 9.6% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Mauritania or Mozambique?
Mauritania, at 30.1% against 28.2% in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Mauritania and Mozambique?
1.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/