Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.69 million number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1.69 million number
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
10th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.85 million number
in 1995
All-time low
1.05 million number
in 2002
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique, 1994–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1994200420151994: 1.8M number1995: 1.8M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.1M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 1.69 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2015.

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique peaked at 1.85 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 2002.

That places Mozambique 10th out of 142 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year number Change
1994 1.85 million number
1995 1.85 million number +0.1%
1999 1.34 million number -27.6%
2000 1.31 million number -2.0%
2001 1.28 million number -2.0%
2002 1.05 million number -17.9%
2004 1.27 million number +20.8%
2005 1.21 million number -4.8%
2006 1.24 million number +2.0%
2007 1.20 million number -3.1%
2008 1.18 million number -1.6%
2009 1.20 million number +1.7%
2010 1.23 million number +2.2%
2011 1.32 million number +7.7%
2012 1.43 million number +8.1%
2013 1.44 million number +1.0%
2014 1.56 million number +8.1%
2015 1.69 million number +8.2%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 1.69 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.69 million number, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 1.69 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 724,820 number, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.68 million number 1.34 million number 1.85 million number 3
2000s 1.22 million number 1.05 million number 1.31 million number 9
2010s 1.44 million number 1.23 million number 1.69 million number 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 7 Burkina Faso 1.76 million number compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 1.73 million number compare
  3. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.71 million number compare
  4. 11 Mali 1.61 million number compare
  5. 12 Yemen 1.56 million number compare
  6. 13 Cameroon 1.53 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Mozambique was 1.69 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2002.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Mozambique ranks 10th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/