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

Latest (2015)
387,364 number
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
11th
of 134 countries
All-time high
387,364 number
in 2015
All-time low
166,699 number
in 1995
Years of data
21
1992–2015

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique, 1992–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1992200320151992: 170.9k number1993: 177.1k number1994: 179.1k number1995: 166.7k number1998: 314.1k number1999: 289.0k number2000: 275.1k number2001: 262.0k number2002: 178.9k number2004: 262.2k number2005: 235.3k number2006: 242.3k number2007: 218.3k number2008: 214.1k number2009: 221.4k number2010: 232.2k number2011: 266.9k number2012: 297.7k number2013: 307.6k number2014: 350.7k number2015: 387.4k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Mozambique, 1992 to 2015.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +88.4% 166,699 number 314,074 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
  2. 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
  3. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 number compare
  4. 12 Cameroon 366,247 number compare
  5. 13 Mali 341,102 number compare
  6. 14 Mexico 301,584 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.