Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique

Mozambique: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.01 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.01 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 1997
All-time low
823,308 number
in 1980
Years of data
6
1980–2017

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique, 1980–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1980199820171980: 823.3k number1997: 1.0M number2003: 959.6k number2009: 973.1k number2015: 1.0M number2017: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique stood at 1.01 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.04 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 823,308 number, in 1980.

That places Mozambique 9th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) in Mozambique, 1980 to 2017.
Year number Change
1980 823,308 number
1997 1.04 million number +26.9%
2003 959,556 number -8.1%
2009 973,131 number +1.4%
2015 1.02 million number +4.4%
2017 1.01 million number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 823,308 number 823,308 number 823,308 number 1
1990s 1.04 million number 1.04 million number 1.04 million number 1
2000s 966,344 number 959,556 number 973,131 number 2
2010s 1.01 million number 1.01 million number 1.02 million number 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 6 Chad 1.14 million number compare
  2. 7 Egypt 1.08 million number compare
  3. 8 Mali 1.04 million number compare
  4. 10 Burkina Faso 882,379 number compare
  5. 11 Tanzania 764,704 number compare
  6. 12 Bangladesh 591,766 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mozambique was 1.01 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 823,308 number in 1980.
How does Mozambique rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
Mozambique ranks 9th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.