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 32.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 71.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 26th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.0% | — |
| 1993 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -11.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 32.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 65.0% | 71.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 42.2% | 67.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 38.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.0% | 35.9% | 2 |
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 32.0% 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 71.2% 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 32.0% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 162 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 down 27.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release