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 47.9% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique stood at 47.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 60.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, 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 | 60.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 42.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 37.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 33.4% | 47.9% | 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 47.9% 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 60.8% 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 33.4% 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 18.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release