Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 92.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 92.5% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 98th out of 165 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.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.9% | — |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +45.5% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +33.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +4.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 92.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 92.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +45.5% | 23.9% | 34.8% |
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 | 69.2% | 51.0% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.0% | 92.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Mozambique was 92.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.