Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 276,281 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique is 276,281, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique peaked at 378,509 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 162,044, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 162,044 | — |
| 1993 | 173,249 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 179,517 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 185,669 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 345,908 | +86.3% |
| 1999 | 322,326 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 309,640 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 297,780 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 213,742 | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 292,485 | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 263,251 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 268,344 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 240,197 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 229,384 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 230,037 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 236,274 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 268,259 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 295,960 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 305,411 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 338,013 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 357,899 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 378,509 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 374,423 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 344,392 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 335,763 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 320,596 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 276,281 | -13.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 276,281 is below the median for low income countries, which is 302,683, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 276,281 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113,741, 2.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 | +86.3% | 185,669 | 345,908 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228,119 | 162,044 | 345,908 | 6 |
| 2000s | 260,540 | 213,742 | 309,640 | 9 |
| 2010s | 323,490 | 236,274 | 378,509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298,438 | 276,281 | 320,596 | 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, male in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique was 276,281 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 378,509 in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,044 in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release