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 47.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique is 47.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique peaked at 47.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2006.
That places Mozambique 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 29.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 30.0% | 47.2% | 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 47.2% 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 47.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2006.
- 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 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release