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

Mozambique: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 915,296 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
915,296 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
8th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 1995
All-time low
639,614 number
in 2002
Years of data
18
1994–2015

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1994200420151994: 1.0M number1995: 1.0M number1999: 758.0k number2000: 748.7k number2001: 738.6k number2002: 639.6k number2004: 731.2k number2005: 705.9k number2006: 714.6k number2007: 700.9k number2008: 690.2k number2009: 695.6k number2010: 707.6k number2011: 749.0k number2012: 798.5k number2013: 804.6k number2014: 857.1k number2015: 915.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 915,296 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2015.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.03 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 639,614 number, in 2002.

That places Mozambique 8th out of 138 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, female in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year number Change
1994 1.02 million number
1995 1.03 million number +1.0%
1999 757,951 number -26.2%
2000 748,726 number -1.2%
2001 738,638 number -1.3%
2002 639,614 number -13.4%
2004 731,163 number +14.3%
2005 705,920 number -3.5%
2006 714,602 number +1.2%
2007 700,938 number -1.9%
2008 690,217 number -1.5%
2009 695,557 number +0.8%
2010 707,575 number +1.7%
2011 749,050 number +5.9%
2012 798,487 number +6.6%
2013 804,625 number +0.8%
2014 857,089 number +6.5%
2015 915,296 number +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 934,350 number 757,951 number 1.03 million number 3
2000s 707,264 number 639,614 number 748,726 number 9
2010s 805,354 number 707,575 number 915,296 number 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  2. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  3. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  4. 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare
  6. 11 Mali 840,981 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mozambique?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mozambique was 915,296 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 639,614 number in 2002.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Mozambique ranks 8th out of 138 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/