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.