Mozambique vs World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Mozambique
- World
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 17.8% against 10.6% in World, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 149 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 20.1% | 35.4% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 15.1% | 15.8% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 11.5% | 6.7% | 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 World?
- Mozambique, at 17.8% against 10.6% in World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Mozambique and World?
- 7.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
- How do Mozambique and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mozambique ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 149 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/