Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 48.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Mozambique stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mozambique peaked at 48.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 34.0% | — |
| 1977 | 40.7% | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 34.0% | 41.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.8% | 43.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.0% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mozambique?
- Primary education, pupils in Mozambique was 48.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mozambique ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.