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 860,370 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, 1992–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique is 860,370 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 860,370 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 408,908 number, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 9th out of 150 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 408,908 number | — |
| 1993 | 424,829 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 436,427 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 421,220 number | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 734,902 number | +74.5% |
| 1999 | 705,660 number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 681,343 number | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 657,830 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 505,594 number | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 653,471 number | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 602,113 number | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 609,268 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 568,300 number | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 554,029 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 561,885 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 579,109 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 641,380 number | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 700,135 number | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 717,159 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 794,609 number | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 860,370 number | +8.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 860,370 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 788,462 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 860,370 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 4.1× the median. (27 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 | +74.5% | 421,220 number | 734,902 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,991 number | 408,908 number | 734,902 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 599,315 number | 505,594 number | 681,343 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 715,460 number | 579,109 number | 860,370 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 6 Chad 978,380 number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 901,365 number compare
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 858,211 number compare
- 11 Myanmar 848,088 number compare
- 12 Cameroon 808,212 number compare
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 860,370 number in 2015, 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 860,370 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 408,908 number in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 150 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.