Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique
Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 17.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique, 1992–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 17.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique peaked at 58.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 19th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 57.5% | — |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 50.0% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 17.5% | 46.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mozambique was 17.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/