Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 31.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique is 31.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 219.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 42.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2016.
Mozambique ranks 15th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | +8.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 31.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 31.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 20.2% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 15.2% | 31.9% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mozambique was 31.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2016.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.0%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release