Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 45.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique stood at 45.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique peaked at 82.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 82.4% | — |
| 1995 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -1.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 45.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 51.5%, 89% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 45.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.7% | 77.2% | 82.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 53.8% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 50.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 46.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 19 Mauritania 49.1% compare
- 20 Honduras 48.8% compare
- 21 Eritrea 46.2% compare
- 23 Liberia 44.7% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 42.6% compare
- 25 San Marino 40.5% 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique was 45.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release