Adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adolescents out of school, male was 24.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 24.0% for adolescents out of school, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique peaked at 56.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 37th out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 47.9% | — |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -19.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 24.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 59% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 47.5% | 56.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 28.7% | 48.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 28.6% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 24.0% | 29.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Mozambique was 24.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.