Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 16.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 16.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique peaked at 17.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 16.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 16.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mozambique was 16.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Mozambique ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).