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

Mauritania
22.8%
in 2019
Mozambique
20.9%
in 2015
Mauritania rank
16th
Mozambique rank
17th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 22.8% against 20.9% 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 16th and Mozambique ranks 17th of 148 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 37.6% 40.7% 3.1% Mozambique
2010s 28.3% 22.0% 6.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Mauritania or Mozambique?
Mauritania, at 22.8% against 20.9% in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower?
Mauritania ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 17th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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