Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 644,653 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique stood at 644,653.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 826,766 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 384,354, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 384,354 | — |
| 1993 | 405,798 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 424,549 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 445,648 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 782,947 | +75.7% |
| 1999 | 761,308 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 744,178 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 726,157 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 573,891 | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 711,353 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 653,502 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 654,421 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 603,533 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 575,619 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 570,412 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 578,951 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 636,182 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 688,527 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 704,648 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 761,360 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 793,221 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 826,766 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 814,601 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 762,650 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 740,541 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 707,530 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 644,653 | -8.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 644,653 is above the median for low income countries, which is 644,653, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 644,653 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,801, 3.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +75.7% | 445,648 | 782,947 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 534,101 | 384,354 | 782,947 | 6 |
| 2000s | 645,896 | 570,412 | 744,178 | 9 |
| 2010s | 730,745 | 578,951 | 826,766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 676,092 | 644,653 | 707,530 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique was 644,653 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 826,766 in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,354 in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release