Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 458,915 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 458,915 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 734,936 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 161,740 number, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 15th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 161,740 number | — |
| 1982 | 368,701 number | +128.0% |
| 1983 | 332,855 number | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 338,746 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 293,905 number | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 320,556 number | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 318,478 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 340,407 number | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 331,303 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 328,357 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 298,107 number | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 303,747 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 316,075 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 334,606 number | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 364,156 number | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 548,335 number | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 598,474 number | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 644,764 number | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 696,859 number | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 734,936 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 409,401 number | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 220,959 number | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 270,331 number | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 270,147 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 356,102 number | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 393,296 number | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 402,858 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 404,288 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 380,159 number | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 363,464 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 362,231 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 574,373 number | +58.6% |
| 2017 | 571,533 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 565,214 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 458,915 number | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161,740 number | 161,740 number | 161,740 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 330,619 number | 293,905 number | 368,701 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 356,198 number | 298,107 number | 548,335 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 466,886 number | 220,959 number | 734,936 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 447,633 number | 362,231 number | 574,373 number | 10 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Mozambique was 458,915 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 734,936 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,740 number in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.