Mozambique - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Mozambique was 110,861 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 904,565 in 1998 and a minimum value of 110,861 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

See also:

Year Value
1973 502,342
1979 407,307
1981 436,383
1982 450,772
1983 370,784
1985 362,163
1986 376,175
1987 501,959
1989 558,603
1991 590,638
1992 618,971
1993 648,504
1994 655,153
1995 645,093
1998 904,565
1999 864,927
2000 820,531
2001 765,855
2002 840,950
2004 649,157
2005 565,905
2006 501,632
2007 412,209
2008 350,538
2009 328,009
2010 309,634
2011 366,644
2012 370,938
2013 351,530
2014 336,489
2015 305,669
2016 313,674
2017 335,103
2018 219,096
2019 110,861

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation