Mozambique vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Mozambique
14.7%
in 2015
Pacific island small states
5.9%
in 2019
Mozambique rank
23rd
Pacific island small states rank
23rd

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

  • Mozambique
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 14.7% against 5.9% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.5 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd of 148 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 48.5% 10.0% 38.5% Mozambique
2000s 25.3% 7.7% 17.6% Mozambique
2010s 14.7% 4.1% 10.6% Mozambique

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, Mozambique or Pacific island small states?
Mozambique, at 14.7% against 5.9% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Mozambique and Pacific island small states?
8.8%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Pacific island small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do Mozambique and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Mozambique ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd 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, male (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 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/