Adolescents out of school in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adolescents out of school was 28.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Mozambique is 28.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Mozambique peaked at 63.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 56.5% | — |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 56.5% | 63.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 35.5% | 57.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.0% | 32.9% | 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 in Mozambique?
- Adolescents out of school in Mozambique was 28.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for adolescents out of school?
- Mozambique ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.