Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 52.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
52.8%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
8th
of 142 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 1994
All-time low
46.0%
in 2010
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique, 1994–2015

0204060801994200420151994: 77.6 %1995: 76 %1999: 68.7 %2000: 65.6 %2001: 62.9 %2002: 50.4 %2004: 57.7 %2005: 53.3 %2006: 52.9 %2007: 49.7 %2008: 47.4 %2009: 46.6 %2010: 46 %2011: 47.9 %2012: 50 %2013: 48.7 %2014: 50.7 %2015: 52.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique stood at 52.8%.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique peaked at 77.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2010.

That places Mozambique 8th 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year % Change
1994 77.6%
1995 76.0% -2.1%
1999 68.7% -9.6%
2000 65.6% -4.4%
2001 62.9% -4.2%
2002 50.4% -19.9%
2004 57.7% +14.5%
2005 53.3% -7.6%
2006 52.9% -0.8%
2007 49.7% -6.0%
2008 47.4% -4.7%
2009 46.6% -1.7%
2010 46.0% -1.2%
2011 47.9% +4.1%
2012 50.0% +4.4%
2013 48.7% -2.6%
2014 50.7% +4.1%
2015 52.8% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.1% 68.7% 77.6% 3
2000s 54.0% 46.6% 65.6% 9
2010s 49.4% 46.0% 52.8% 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 5 Djibouti 55.6% compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 55.5% compare
  3. 7 Burkina Faso 54.1% compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 50.1%
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 48.4% compare
  6. 11 Burundi 48.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mozambique was 52.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2010.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Mozambique ranks 8th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/