Over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Over-age students, primary, male was 18.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 18.3% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 64.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.3% | — |
| 1979 | 57.5% | +147.2% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 64.2% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 30.6% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.4% | 23.3% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 32.4% | 64.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 25.8% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.8% | 35.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 22.0% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Mozambique was 18.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.