Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 33.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in Mozambique is 33.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 217.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Mozambique peaked at 48.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2016.
Mozambique ranks 17th 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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +9.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 33.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 22.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 15.0% | 33.3% | 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, female in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Mozambique was 33.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2016.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release