Children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Children out of school, primary, female was 136,850 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique stood at 136,850. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique peaked at 975,066 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 136,850, in 2018.
Mozambique ranks 36th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 439,141 | — |
| 1979 | 388,137 | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 424,976 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 437,203 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 354,905 | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 351,133 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 367,804 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 497,396 | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 529,209 | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 552,837 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 575,395 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 591,390 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 619,269 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 682,938 | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 975,066 | +42.8% |
| 1999 | 933,013 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 884,757 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 817,041 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 876,913 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 658,623 | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 566,182 | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 489,633 | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 384,523 | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 303,944 | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 259,409 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 216,916 | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 245,951 | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 225,833 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 186,258 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 160,821 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 171,609 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 222,299 | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 136,850 | -38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 413,639 | 388,137 | 439,141 | 2 |
| 1980s | 423,232 | 351,133 | 529,209 | 7 |
| 1990s | 704,273 | 552,837 | 975,066 | 7 |
| 2000s | 582,336 | 259,409 | 884,757 | 9 |
| 2010s | 195,817 | 136,850 | 245,951 | 8 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 213,930 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique was 136,850 in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 975,066 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,850 in 2018.
- How does Mozambique rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.