Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 95.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 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
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mozambique stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 95.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1982.
That places Mozambique 75th 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 44.6% | — |
| 1979 | 42.2% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +43.4% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +4.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 95.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 78.0%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 95.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +43.4% | 38.8% | 55.6% |
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 | 77.8% | 61.2% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.4% | 95.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 72 North Macedonia 95.7% compare
- 73 Grenada 95.7% compare
- 74 United States of America 95.6% compare
- 76 Belarus 95.3% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 95.2% compare
- 78 Türkiye 95.2% compare
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, male in Mozambique?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, 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 adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 75th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.