Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 39.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique, 1992–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique is 39.1%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique peaked at 54.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2002.
That places Mozambique 11th out of 134 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 49.2% | — |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +6.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 39.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 39.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 44.8% | 54.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 27.8% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 28.3% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 8 Honduras 44.0%
- 9 Guinea 42.8% compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7%
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
- 13 Burundi 36.2% compare
- 14 Cameroon 33.1% 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, male in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mozambique was 39.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2002.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.