Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 464,821 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique is 464,821 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 464,821 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131,260 number, in 1970.
Mozambique ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131,260 number | — |
| 1971 | 135,299 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 138,997 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 142,394 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 145,502 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 148,337 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 152,760 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 157,224 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 161,512 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 165,321 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 168,395 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 174,222 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 179,793 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 177,378 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 181,059 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 183,259 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 187,654 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 191,239 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 194,395 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 197,609 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 200,956 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 203,726 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 207,541 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 212,034 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 216,634 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 221,010 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 227,732 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 234,567 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 250,979 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 258,331 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 265,214 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 274,774 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 284,810 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 295,037 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 305,134 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 314,790 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 326,705 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 339,183 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 351,614 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 363,332 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 373,572 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 384,002 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 393,119 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 401,386 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 409,288 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 417,477 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 426,620 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 436,100 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 445,770 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 455,417 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 464,821 number | +2.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 464,821 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 464,821 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147,861 number | 131,260 number | 165,321 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 183,500 number | 168,395 number | 197,609 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 223,351 number | 200,956 number | 258,331 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,059 number | 265,214 number | 363,332 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 414,275 number | 373,572 number | 455,417 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 464,821 number | 464,821 number | 464,821 number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mozambique was 464,821 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 464,821 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,260 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.