Mozambique vs South Africa: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Mozambique
7.66 million
in 2022
South Africa
7.52 million
in 2023
Mozambique rank
19th
South Africa rank
21st

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7.66 million against 7.52 million in South Africa, a difference of 134,880.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Mozambique ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 million 4.37 million 3.23 million South Africa
1980s 1.27 million 4.85 million 3.58 million South Africa
1990s 1.55 million 7.76 million 6.21 million South Africa
2000s 3.79 million 7.35 million 3.56 million South Africa
2010s 5.85 million 7.31 million 1.46 million South Africa
2020s 7.44 million 7.68 million 243,647 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Mozambique or South Africa?
Mozambique, at 7.66 million against 7.52 million in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Mozambique and South Africa?
134,880, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Mozambique ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.