Which has higher primary education, duration, East Asia & Pacific or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 7 years against 6 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, duration between East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?

1 years, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Mozambique: Primary education, duration

East Asia & Pacific

6 years

in 2025

Mozambique

7 years

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

2nd

Mozambique rank

3rd

Primary education, duration over time

East Asia & Pacific
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7 years against 6 years in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6 years	4.5 years	1.5 years	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	6 years	4.3 years	1.7 years	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	6 years	5.4 years	0.6 years	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Mozambique
2010s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Mozambique
2020s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, East Asia & Pacific or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 7 years against 6 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?: 1 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique rank globally for primary education, duration?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.