Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 56.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique is 56.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique peaked at 77.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.1% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.7% | +3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 56.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 56.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 57.0% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.3% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 54.5% | 60.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Mozambique was 56.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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