Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Mozambique
2.88 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
80.37 million number
in 2019
Mozambique rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 80.37 million number against 2.88 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 77.49 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 27.9 times Mozambique's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 629,946 number 27.85 million number 27.22 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 494,145 number 37.30 million number 36.80 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 686,122 number 47.88 million number 47.20 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.03 million number 55.49 million number 53.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.62 million number 71.43 million number 68.81 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 80.37 million number against 2.88 million number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
77.49 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Mozambique ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.