School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 3.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique stood at 3.33 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 3.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.64 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.65 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 3.33 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 1.64 million | 1.68 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.73 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million | 2.20 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 2.96 million | 3.33 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mozambique was 3.33 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release