Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1.32 million number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1.32 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.33 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.05 million number
in 2010
Years of data
21
1992–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique, 1992–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1992200320151992: 1.5M number1993: 1.6M number1994: 1.6M number1995: 1.6M number1998: 2.3M number1999: 2.2M number2000: 2.1M number2001: 2.0M number2002: 2.0M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique stood at 1.32 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique peaked at 2.33 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 2010.

That places Mozambique 9th out of 149 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mozambique, 1992 to 2015.
Year number Change
1992 1.53 million number
1993 1.59 million number +4.3%
1994 1.61 million number +1.1%
1995 1.57 million number -2.4%
1998 2.33 million number +48.5%
1999 2.23 million number -4.6%
2000 2.12 million number -5.0%
2001 1.98 million number -6.3%
2002 2.03 million number +2.5%
2004 1.79 million number -12.2%
2005 1.57 million number -12.1%
2006 1.45 million number -7.4%
2007 1.23 million number -15.6%
2008 1.09 million number -10.9%
2009 1.07 million number -1.8%
2010 1.05 million number -2.3%
2011 1.24 million number +18.1%
2012 1.30 million number +5.3%
2013 1.28 million number -2.0%
2014 1.33 million number +4.0%
2015 1.32 million number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.81 million number 1.53 million number 2.33 million number 6
2000s 1.59 million number 1.07 million number 2.12 million number 9
2010s 1.25 million number 1.05 million number 1.33 million number 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 6 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  2. 7 Philippines 1.40 million number compare
  3. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1.38 million number compare
  4. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 1.27 million number
  5. 11 Yemen 1.19 million number compare
  6. 12 South Africa 1.13 million number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mozambique was 1.32 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 2.33 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2010.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Mozambique ranks 9th out of 149 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/