Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique is 1.01 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 1.34 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.01 modelled data, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 70th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.32 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.33 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.33 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.34 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.31 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.27 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.14 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 1.34 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.27 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mozambique ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release