Mozambique vs Palestine: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region

Mozambique
64,247 children
in 2022
Palestine
53,793 children
in 2023
Mozambique rank
64th
Palestine rank
66th

Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time

  • Mozambique
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 64,247 children against 53,793 children in Palestine, a difference of 10,454 children.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Palestine's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 64th and Palestine ranks 66th of 196 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.66 million children 39,479 children 1.62 million children Mozambique
2000s 1.00 million children 38,534 children 966,401 children Mozambique
2010s 242,871 children 28,831 children 214,040 children Mozambique
2020s 56,869 children 43,364 children 13,505 children Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Mozambique or Palestine?
Mozambique, at 64,247 children against 53,793 children in Palestine as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Mozambique and Palestine?
10,454 children, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Palestine?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and Palestine rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
Mozambique ranks 64th and Palestine ranks 66th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Unit
children
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 4,008 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.