Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 16.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique stood at 16.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique peaked at 67.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67.4% | — |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +1.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 16.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.8%, 40% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 16.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 56.8% | 67.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 23.0% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.9% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Mozambique was 16.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Mozambique ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release