Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique
Mozambique: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 24.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique stood at 24.2%.
That represents a change of up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique peaked at 26.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1995.
Mozambique ranks 68th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.0% | — |
| 1965 | 26.0% | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 23.3% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 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 24.2% 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 26.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Mozambique ranks 68th 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 24.2%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)