Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 23.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 23.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique peaked at 40.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 52nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.3% | — |
| 1965 | 24.9% | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +24.9% |
| 1985 | 40.3% | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +90.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 23.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.0%, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 23.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 25.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 31.4% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 20.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mozambique was 23.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Mozambique ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)