Mozambique - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Mozambique was 32,478 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 695,166 in 1998 and a minimum value of 32,478 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 363,644
1979 359,595
1981 398,077
1982 415,180
1983 298,606
1985 295,408
1986 310,428
1987 422,261
1989 469,603
1991 472,867
1992 500,508
1993 521,121
1994 519,862
1995 506,054
1998 695,166
1999 657,425
2000 615,251
2001 559,699
2002 686,462
2004 482,896
2005 400,724
2006 341,368
2007 245,410
2008 188,186
2009 183,689
2010 160,555
2011 231,020
2012 233,811
2013 209,883
2014 198,421
2015 155,357
2016 199,898
2017 241,463
2018 134,743
2019 32,478

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