Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique
Mozambique: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 16.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique stood at 16.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique peaked at 16.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1965 | 10.0% | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique was 16.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Mozambique ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary