Girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique
Mozambique: Girls and boys who are out of school was 136,850 girls in 2018. ▼ Falling
Girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
In 2018, girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique stood at 136,850 girls. 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, girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique peaked at 975,066 girls in 1998 and was at its lowest, 136,850 girls, in 2018.
Mozambique ranks 36th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 439,141 girls | — |
| 1979 | 388,137 girls | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 424,976 girls | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 437,203 girls | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 354,905 girls | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 351,133 girls | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 367,804 girls | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 497,396 girls | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 529,209 girls | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 552,837 girls | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 575,395 girls | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 591,390 girls | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 619,269 girls | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 682,938 girls | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 975,066 girls | +42.8% |
| 1999 | 933,013 girls | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 884,757 girls | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 817,041 girls | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 876,913 girls | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 658,623 girls | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 566,182 girls | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 489,633 girls | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 384,523 girls | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 303,944 girls | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 259,409 girls | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 216,916 girls | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 245,951 girls | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 225,833 girls | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 186,258 girls | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 160,821 girls | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 171,609 girls | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 222,299 girls | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 136,850 girls | -38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 413,639 girls | 388,137 girls | 439,141 girls | 2 |
| 1980s | 423,232 girls | 351,133 girls | 529,209 girls | 7 |
| 1990s | 704,273 girls | 552,837 girls | 975,066 girls | 7 |
| 2000s | 582,336 girls | 259,409 girls | 884,757 girls | 9 |
| 2010s | 195,817 girls | 136,850 girls | 245,951 girls | 8 |
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 girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Mozambique was 136,850 girls in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 975,066 girls in 1998.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,850 girls in 2018.
- How does Mozambique rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Mozambique ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.