Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
7.4%
in 2019
Mozambique
17.8%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
19th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 17.8% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 19.3% 55.5% 36.1% Mozambique
2000s 12.6% 30.9% 18.3% Mozambique
2010s 9.3% 18.2% 8.9% 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 17.8% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique?
10.4%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mozambique rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th of 43 groups.
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, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/