Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Mozambique
73.0%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
59.9%
in 2019
Mozambique rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 73.0% against 59.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 89.3% 73.0% 16.3% Mozambique
2000s 78.7% 68.5% 10.2% Mozambique
2010s 71.5% 61.4% 10.2% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mozambique, at 73.0% against 59.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Mozambique ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.