What is the difference in primary education, duration between Latin America & Caribbean and Mozambique?

1 years, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Mozambique: Primary education, duration

Latin America & Caribbean

6 years

in 2025

Mozambique

7 years

in 2025

Latin America & Caribbean rank

2nd

Mozambique rank

3rd

Primary education, duration over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6 years	4.5 years	1.5 years	Latin America & Caribbean
1980s	6 years	4.3 years	1.7 years	Latin America & Caribbean
1990s	6 years	5.4 years	0.6 years	Latin America & Caribbean
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, Latin America & Caribbean or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 7 years against 6 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Latin America & Caribbean and Mozambique?: 1 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mozambique?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mozambique rank globally for primary education, duration?: Latin America & Caribbean 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.