Mozambique vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, primary education, male

Mozambique
3.45 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
102.41 million
in 2024
Mozambique rank
24th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
27th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Mozambique
  • UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972025

How they compare

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 102.41 million against 3.45 million in Mozambique, a difference of 98.95 million.

That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 29.6 times Mozambique's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 24th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 596,830 28.69 million 28.09 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 740,165 37.97 million 37.22 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.14 million 50.07 million 48.93 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.95 million 64.64 million 62.69 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.55 million 84.82 million 82.27 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 3.22 million 100.13 million 96.91 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Mozambique or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 102.41 million against 3.45 million in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Mozambique and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
98.95 million, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Mozambique ranks 24th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release