Progression to secondary school in Mozambique
Mozambique: Progression to secondary school was 73.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Mozambique, 1982–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 73.9% for progression to secondary school in 2015. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Mozambique peaked at 73.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1982.
That places Mozambique 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.7% | 32.1% | 53.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 48.8% | 60.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 59.5% | 65.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 57.4% | 73.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (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, female 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 15.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Mozambique?
- Progression to secondary school in Mozambique was 73.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for progression to secondary school?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).