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 1.62 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.62 LPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 1.62 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.46 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.46 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.54 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.62 LPIA | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 LPIA | 1.46 LPIA | 1.46 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.51 LPIA | 1.47 LPIA | 1.54 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.62 LPIA | 1.62 LPIA | 1.62 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 6 Cameroon 1.64 LPIA compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.63 LPIA compare
- 8 El Salvador 1.62 LPIA compare
- 10 Zambia 1.61 LPIA compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.59 LPIA compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.59 LPIA 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 of lower secondary school age in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique was 1.62 LPIA in 2022, 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 1.62 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release