Primary education, pupils in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary education, pupils was 48.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Mozambique stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mozambique peaked at 48.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 34.0% | 41.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.8% | 43.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.0% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 122.2% (2022)
- Labor force, total 15.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 51.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mozambique?
- Primary education, pupils in Mozambique was 48.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mozambique ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.