Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 927,356 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
927,356 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 1994
All-time low
677,615 number
in 2008
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique, 1994–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200420151994: 1.3M number1995: 1.3M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 907.6k number2006: 864.0k number2007: 743.5k number2008: 677.6k number2009: 687.4k number2010: 679.2k number2011: 802.5k number2012: 862.8k number2013: 847.4k number2014: 900.4k number2015: 927.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique stood at 927,356 number.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique peaked at 1.35 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 677,615 number, in 2008.

Mozambique ranks 11th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year number Change
1994 1.35 million number
1995 1.33 million number -1.6%
1999 1.24 million number -6.7%
2000 1.18 million number -4.9%
2001 1.11 million number -6.1%
2002 1.10 million number -0.4%
2004 1.03 million number -6.8%
2005 907,638 number -11.5%
2006 864,032 number -4.8%
2007 743,455 number -14.0%
2008 677,615 number -8.9%
2009 687,433 number +1.4%
2010 679,225 number -1.2%
2011 802,454 number +18.1%
2012 862,753 number +7.5%
2013 847,364 number -1.8%
2014 900,367 number +6.3%
2015 927,356 number +3.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 927,356 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 89% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 927,356 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 million number 1.24 million number 1.35 million number 3
2000s 921,263 number 677,615 number 1.18 million number 9
2010s 836,586 number 679,225 number 927,356 number 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 8 Chad 1.04 million number compare
  2. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 957,509 number
  3. 10 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
  4. 12 South Africa 926,772 number compare
  5. 13 Yemen 857,780 number compare
  6. 14 Kenya 837,895 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mozambique was 927,356 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 677,615 number in 2008.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Mozambique ranks 11th out of 136 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/