Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

Mozambique
1.01 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
28.80 million number
in 2019
Mozambique rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 28.80 million number against 1.01 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 27.79 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 28.6 times Mozambique's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 86 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 million number 22.92 million number 21.88 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 966,344 number 29.31 million number 28.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.01 million number 28.64 million number 27.63 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 28.80 million number against 1.01 million number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27.79 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
Mozambique ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.