Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 58.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mozambique is 58.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mozambique peaked at 83.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2024.
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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.6% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | +3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 58.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1% | 64.5% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.2% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 56.5% | 65.1% | 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, female in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mozambique was 58.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release