Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique

Mozambique: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 210,075 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
210,075 number
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
13th
of 187 countries
All-time high
332,312 number
in 2004
All-time low
53,468 number
in 1973
Years of data
35
1973–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique, 1973–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k1973199620191973: 53.5k number1982: 169.6k number1983: 150.9k number1984: 153.4k number1985: 133.3k number1986: 146.3k number1987: 146.7k number1988: 156.3k number1989: 149.3k number1990: 148.2k number1991: 132.6k number1992: 134.7k number1993: 137.8k number1994: 146.8k number1995: 158.6k number1999: 241.7k number2000: 263.2k number2001: 288.9k number2002: 314.6k number2004: 332.3k number2005: 183.3k number2006: 97.6k number2007: 120.2k number2008: 120.5k number2009: 161.3k number2010: 178.2k number2011: 183.3k number2012: 183.5k number2013: 171.3k number2014: 163.1k number2015: 162.2k number2016: 263.1k number2017: 261.4k number2018: 256.6k number2019: 210.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique stood at 210,075 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique peaked at 332,312 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53,468 number, in 1973.

That places Mozambique 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53,468 number 53,468 number 53,468 number 1
1980s 150,716 number 133,348 number 169,578 number 8
1990s 157,202 number 132,630 number 241,654 number 7
2000s 209,108 number 97,633 number 332,312 number 9
2010s 203,286 number 162,247 number 263,077 number 10

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 10 Burundi 278,269 number compare
  2. 11 Cameroon 259,232 number compare
  3. 12 Mali 228,259 number compare
  4. 14 South Africa 200,430 number compare
  5. 15 Chad 184,260 number compare
  6. 16 Pakistan 182,441 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Mozambique was 210,075 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 332,312 number in 2004.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 53,468 number in 1973.
How does Mozambique rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Mozambique ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.