Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 54.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 54.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique peaked at 70.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2008.
That places Mozambique 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 54.9% | +3.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 54.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 54.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 49.2% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 51.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.1% | 54.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique was 54.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mozambique ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release