Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 387,364 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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, male in Mozambique is 387,364 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique peaked at 387,364 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 166,699 number, in 1995.
That places Mozambique 11th 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 170,916 number | — |
| 1993 | 177,115 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 179,102 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 166,699 number | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 314,074 number | +88.4% |
| 1999 | 288,975 number | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 275,123 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 262,027 number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 178,882 number | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 262,224 number | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 235,308 number | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 242,299 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 218,304 number | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 214,077 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 221,400 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 232,223 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 266,859 number | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 297,708 number | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 307,642 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 350,721 number | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 387,364 number | +10.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 387,364 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 364,233 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 387,364 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113,990 number, 3.4× the median. (26 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 | +88.4% | 166,699 number | 314,074 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216,147 number | 166,699 number | 314,074 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 234,405 number | 178,882 number | 275,123 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 307,086 number | 232,223 number | 387,364 number | 6 |
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 387,364 number in 2015, 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 387,364 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,699 number in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.