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 40.0% 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
Mozambique recorded 40.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique peaked at 71.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2020.
Mozambique ranks 25th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 | 71.6% | — |
| 1995 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +3.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 40.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.0%, 82% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 62.7% | 71.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 40.5% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 39.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 40.0% | 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 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 40.0% 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 71.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Mozambique ranks 25th 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 10.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release