Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 473,006 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 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, female in Mozambique is 473,006 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mozambique peaked at 473,006 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 237,992 number, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 7th out of 134 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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 237,992 number | — |
| 1993 | 247,714 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 257,325 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 254,521 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 420,828 number | +65.3% |
| 1999 | 416,685 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 406,220 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 395,803 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 326,712 number | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 391,247 number | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 366,805 number | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 366,969 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 349,996 number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 339,952 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 340,485 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 346,886 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 374,521 number | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 402,427 number | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 409,517 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 443,888 number | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 473,006 number | +6.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 473,006 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 399,478 number, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 473,006 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108,050 number, 4.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 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 | +65.3% | 254,521 number | 420,828 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,844 number | 237,992 number | 420,828 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 364,910 number | 326,712 number | 406,220 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 408,374 number | 346,886 number | 473,006 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 4 Niger 672,347 number compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 578,654 number
- 6 Chad 545,829 number compare
- 8 Cameroon 441,965 number compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 430,059 number compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 421,344 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, female in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mozambique was 473,006 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 473,006 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,992 number in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Mozambique ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.