School enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, male was 95.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique is 95.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 95.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 50th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 43.4% | 42.2% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 38.8% | 57.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 47.3% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 61.2% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.3% | 95.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 47 Indonesia 95.9% compare
- 48 Latvia 95.8% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 95.7% compare
- 51 Montenegro 95.4% compare
- 52 Belarus 95.0% compare
- 53 North Macedonia 94.9% 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, male in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique was 95.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 50th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% 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.