Mozambique vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Mozambique
9.58 years
in 2017
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
8.68 years
in 2024
Mozambique rank
174th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
177th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Mozambique
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 9.58 years against 8.68 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.9 years.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1973 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Mozambique ranks 174th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th of 208 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.57 years 4.33 years 0.7673 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 3.82 years 5.42 years 1.6 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 3.41 years 5.42 years 2.01 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 6.99 years 6.88 years 0.1027 years Mozambique
2010s 9.34 years 8.21 years 1.13 years Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Mozambique or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
Mozambique, at 9.58 years against 8.68 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Mozambique and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.9 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Mozambique and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Mozambique ranks 174th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release