Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique

Mozambique: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 826,925 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
826,925 number
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
20th
of 147 countries
All-time high
1.43 million number
in 1995
All-time low
548,851 number
in 2002
Years of data
18
1994–2015

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, 1994–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200420151994: 1.4M number1995: 1.4M number1999: 632.9k number2000: 630.1k number2001: 627.1k number2002: 548.9k number2004: 620.8k number2005: 610.7k number2006: 628.0k number2007: 630.7k number2008: 625.6k number2009: 637.4k number2010: 647.1k number2011: 679.1k number2012: 727.3k number2013: 724.9k number2014: 764.4k number2015: 826.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique is 826,925 number, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 1.43 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 548,851 number, in 2002.

That places Mozambique 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2015.
Year number Change
1994 1.41 million number
1995 1.43 million number +1.2%
1999 632,942 number -55.7%
2000 630,072 number -0.5%
2001 627,096 number -0.5%
2002 548,851 number -12.5%
2004 620,768 number +13.1%
2005 610,721 number -1.6%
2006 627,998 number +2.8%
2007 630,683 number +0.4%
2008 625,617 number -0.8%
2009 637,416 number +1.9%
2010 647,136 number +1.5%
2011 679,104 number +4.9%
2012 727,294 number +7.1%
2013 724,947 number -0.3%
2014 764,426 number +5.4%
2015 826,925 number +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.16 million number 632,942 number 1.43 million number 3
2000s 617,691 number 548,851 number 637,416 number 9
2010s 728,305 number 647,136 number 826,925 number 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 17 Burkina Faso 855,745 number compare
  2. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 854,168 number compare
  3. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 852,385 number compare
  4. 21 Chad 811,244 number compare
  5. 22 Cameroon 777,574 number compare
  6. 23 Guatemala 680,289 number compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mozambique was 826,925 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 548,851 number in 2002.
How does Mozambique rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Mozambique ranks 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.