Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Mozambique
Mozambique: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 4.69 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Mozambique, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4.69 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Mozambique peaked at 6.7 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 | 6 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.51 | 6.31 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.65 | 6.56 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 | 6.35 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.08 | 5.88 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 | 5.45 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.02 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.69 | 4.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Angola 5.05 compare
- 7 Anguilla 1.36 compare
- 8 Burundi 4.79 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.76 compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.62 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.54 compare
- 13 Yemen 4.5 compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Mozambique?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Mozambique was 4.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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