Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Mozambique

Share of children out of school in Mozambique in 2022 — 1%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 145. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 61.83 pp.

2022 1% +0.18 pp vs 2020
World rank 35of 145
Period maximum 63.8%1981
Period minimum 0.82%2020

Trend over time

1973–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Mozambique, 1973–2022020406080197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 62.83%1979: 61.73%1981: 63.8%1982: 63.59%1983: 49.23%1985: 46.26%1986: 47.27%1987: 51.32%1988: 54.61%1989: 53.82%1990: 51.68%1991: 53.89%1992: 55.67%1993: 56.33%1994: 56.18%1995: 56.93%1998: 52.58%1999: 48.95%2000: 45.18%2001: 40.41%2002: 44.22%2004: 30.33%2005: 24.84%2006: 20.49%2007: 14.71%2008: 10.64%2009: 8.75%2010: 6.56%2011: 7.95%2012: 6.88%2013: 4.99%2014: 3.9%2015: 2.76%2016: 4.49%2017: 6.52%2018: 3.43%2019: 1.26%2020: 0.82%2022: 1%
Change over the period: −61.83 pp Annual average: -1.26 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 1%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1
2020 0.82 −0.45 pp
2019 1.26 −2.17 pp
2018 3.43 −3.09 pp
2017 6.52 +2.03 pp
2016 4.49 +1.73 pp
2015 2.76 −1.15 pp
2014 3.9 −1.08 pp
2013 4.99 −1.9 pp
2012 6.88 −1.07 pp
2011 7.95 +1.39 pp
2010 6.56 −2.19 pp
2009 8.75 −1.89 pp
2008 10.64 −4.07 pp
2007 14.71 −5.78 pp
2006 20.49 −4.35 pp
2005 24.84 −5.48 pp
2004 30.33
2002 44.22 +3.82 pp
2001 40.41 −4.77 pp
2000 45.18 −3.77 pp
1999 48.95 −3.63 pp
1998 52.58
1995 56.93 +0.75 pp
1994 56.18 −0.15 pp
1993 56.33 +0.66 pp
1992 55.67 +1.78 pp
1991 53.89 +2.21 pp
1990 51.68 −2.14 pp
1989 53.82 −0.79 pp
1988 54.61 +3.29 pp
1987 51.32 +4.05 pp
1986 47.27 +1.01 pp
1985 46.26
1983 49.23 −14.36 pp
1982 63.59 −0.22 pp
1981 63.8
1979 61.73
1973 62.83

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.