Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?

Burkina Faso, at 16.1% against 14.7% in Mozambique as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?

33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Over-age students, primary, female

Burkina Faso

16.1%

in 2018

Mozambique

14.7%

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

29th

Mozambique rank

31st

Over-age students, primary, female over time

Burkina Faso
Mozambique

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 16.1% against 14.7% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 31st of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.3%	49.4%	36.2%	Mozambique
1980s	12.5%	39.9%	27.5%	Mozambique
1990s	13.6%	25.4%	11.8%	Mozambique
2000s	8.7%	21.6%	12.8%	Mozambique
2010s	19.3%	15.6%	3.7%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?: Burkina Faso, at 16.1% against 14.7% in Mozambique as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?: 1.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit: % of female enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.