School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, female was 92.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique is 92.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 23.9% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 33.6% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 35.9% | 47.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 51.0% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 92.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 85 Dominican Republic 92.7% compare
- 86 Ukraine 92.7% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 92.6% compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 92.2% compare
- 90 Congo 91.6% compare
- 91 Germany 91.3% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (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 school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique was 92.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.