Progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Progression to secondary school, female was 75.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique, 1982–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique peaked at 75.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 136th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 31.6% | — |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +53.4% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.0% | 31.6% | 53.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 49.0% | 60.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.9% | 68.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 60.0% | 75.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 133 Netherlands 77.5%
- 134 Haiti 77.0% compare
- 135 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 137 Congo 74.8% compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 74.7%
- 139 Honduras 72.7% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Mozambique was 75.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Mozambique ranks 136th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).