Primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.2344 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.2344 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.2345 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0517 units per person, in 1972.
Mozambique ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0588 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0517 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0646 units per person | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0704 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1248 units per person | +77.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1284 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1293 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1199 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1088 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0963 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0995 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0987 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0937 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0938 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0962 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0912 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0881 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0866 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0887 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1198 units per person | +35.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1298 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1403 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1527 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1595 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1799 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1942 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2004 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2143 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2246 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2265 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2295 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2222 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2202 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2206 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2198 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.221 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2198 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2168 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2252 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2314 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2345 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2344 units per person | -0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2344 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1569 units per person, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2344 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1509 units per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +77.2% | 0.0704 units per person | 0.1248 units per person |
| 1998 | +35.1% | 0.0887 units per person | 0.1198 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | 0.1293 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1013 units per person | 0.0937 units per person | 0.1199 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0985 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.1298 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.188 units per person | 0.1403 units per person | 0.2265 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2227 units per person | 0.2168 units per person | 0.2314 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2345 units per person | 0.2344 units per person | 0.2345 units per person | 2 |
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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Mozambique was 0.2344 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2345 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0517 units per person in 1972.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.