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 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
47.6%
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 2000
All-time low
31.9%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 47.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 51.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2021.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 47.4% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +13.5% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +15.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 47.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 47.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8% | 35.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.7% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 31.9% | 47.6% | 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 47.6% 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 51.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 206 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 up 32.2%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release