Primary education, pupils in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary education, pupils was 7.66 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Primary education, pupils in Mozambique, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 7.66 million for primary education, pupils in 2022. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mozambique peaked at 7.66 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 449,704, in 1972.
Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 894,627 | 449,704 | 1.43 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million | 1.16 million | 1.39 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million | 1.20 million | 2.30 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.85 million | 2.54 million | 5.07 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.85 million | 5.25 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 million | 7.22 million | 7.66 million | 2 |
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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 primary education, pupils in Mozambique?
- Primary education, pupils in Mozambique was 7.66 million in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 449,704 in 1972.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.