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 43.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 1992–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique stood at 43.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 62.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2010.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.0% | — |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +4.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 43.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 43.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 55.4% | 62.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 35.1% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 35.0% | 43.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 46.1% compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 44.4%
- 11 Syria 38.1% compare
- 12 Honduras 37.6%
- 13 Cameroon 36.7% 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 43.1% in 2015, 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 62.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2015.
- 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 0.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.