Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) was 149,146 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Mozambique stood at 149,146.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Mozambique peaked at 402,624 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 108,272, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 108,272 | — |
| 1982 | 199,123 | +83.9% |
| 1983 | 181,968 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 185,390 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 160,557 | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 174,276 | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 171,824 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 184,088 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 182,000 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 180,123 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 165,477 | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 169,097 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 178,269 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 187,770 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 205,552 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 306,681 | +49.2% |
| 2000 | 335,244 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 355,871 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 382,275 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 402,624 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 226,064 | -43.9% |
| 2006 | 123,326 | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 150,088 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 149,671 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 194,841 | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 215,073 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 219,541 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 220,809 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 208,871 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 200,345 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 199,984 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 311,296 | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 310,137 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 308,569 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 248,840 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 270,854 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 149,146 | -44.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 149,146 is above the median for low income countries, which is 142,756, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 149,146 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54,017, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +83.9% | 108,272 | 199,123 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,272 | 108,272 | 108,272 | 1 |
| 1980s | 179,903 | 160,557 | 199,123 | 8 |
| 1990s | 198,996 | 165,477 | 306,681 | 7 |
| 2000s | 257,778 | 123,326 | 402,624 | 9 |
| 2010s | 244,346 | 199,984 | 311,296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,000 | 149,146 | 270,854 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Mozambique?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Mozambique was 149,146 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 402,624 in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,272 in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release