Over-age students, primary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Over-age students, primary was 16.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Mozambique is 16.6%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Mozambique peaked at 61.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 22.1% | — |
| 1979 | 54.2% | +145.7% |
| 1981 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 61.8% | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.1% | 22.1% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 30.5% | 61.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.3% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 20.8% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Mozambique?
- Over-age students, primary in Mozambique was 16.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for over-age students, primary?
- Mozambique ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 (% of 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.