Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 64.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
64.6%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
9th
of 142 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 1994
All-time low
57.5%
in 2010
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique, 1994–2015

0204060801994200420151994: 82 %1995: 80.8 %1999: 79.9 %2000: 76.3 %2001: 73.6 %2002: 59.5 %2004: 66.9 %2005: 62.9 %2006: 63.4 %2007: 61.6 %2008: 58.9 %2009: 58.5 %2010: 57.5 %2011: 59.1 %2012: 62.1 %2013: 59.7 %2014: 61.4 %2015: 64.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique is 64.6%, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique peaked at 82.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2010.

That places Mozambique 9th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year % Change
1994 82.0%
1995 80.8% -1.4%
1999 79.9% -1.2%
2000 76.3% -4.4%
2001 73.6% -3.6%
2002 59.5% -19.1%
2004 66.9% +12.5%
2005 62.9% -6.0%
2006 63.4% +0.7%
2007 61.6% -2.9%
2008 58.9% -4.4%
2009 58.5% -0.6%
2010 57.5% -1.8%
2011 59.1% +2.8%
2012 62.1% +5.1%
2013 59.7% -3.8%
2014 61.4% +2.7%
2015 64.6% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.9% 79.9% 82.0% 3
2000s 64.6% 58.5% 76.3% 9
2010s 60.7% 57.5% 64.6% 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 6 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
  2. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 66.5% compare
  3. 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
  4. 10 Mauritania 63.2% compare
  5. 11 Malawi 62.1% compare
  6. 12 Tuvalu 60.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mozambique was 64.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2010.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Mozambique ranks 9th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.