Population, age 17, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population, age 17, total was 559,801 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Mozambique, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Mozambique is 559,801, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Mozambique peaked at 559,801 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 301,499, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 340,154 | 301,499 | 376,580 | 10 |
| 2000s | 431,945 | 384,931 | 482,636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,384 | 494,483 | 559,801 | 5 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.69 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Mozambique?
- Population, age 17, total in Mozambique was 559,801 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 559,801 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,499 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for population, age 17, total?
- Mozambique ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.