Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 468,346 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Mozambique is 468,346 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 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 468,346 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 130,109 number, in 1970.
Mozambique ranks 27th 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 130,109 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,195 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 137,933 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 141,345 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 144,423 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 147,163 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 151,732 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 156,307 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 160,656 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 164,454 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 167,423 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 173,509 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 179,328 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 177,153 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 180,602 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 182,129 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 186,701 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 190,154 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 193,031 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 196,110 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 199,680 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 200,922 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 204,385 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 209,355 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 214,899 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 220,422 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 227,732 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 234,484 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 250,141 number | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 256,755 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 263,213 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 272,417 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 282,369 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 292,685 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 302,936 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 312,673 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 324,678 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 337,330 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 349,983 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 361,942 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 372,406 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 383,211 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 392,775 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 401,528 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 409,921 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 418,556 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 428,279 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 438,320 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 448,508 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 458,594 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 468,346 number | +2.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 468,346 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 468,346 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146,832 number | 130,109 number | 164,454 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,614 number | 167,423 number | 196,110 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,878 number | 199,680 number | 256,755 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 310,023 number | 263,213 number | 361,942 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,210 number | 372,406 number | 458,594 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,346 number | 468,346 number | 468,346 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, male in Mozambique?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mozambique was 468,346 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 468,346 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,109 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.