School age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique is 1.66 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 821,282, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 26th of 207 countries on this measure, 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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 821,282 | — |
| 1999 | 841,053 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 864,045 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 889,490 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 916,003 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 942,205 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 967,786 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 991,517 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.66 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 831,168 | 821,282 | 841,053 | 2 |
| 2000s | 973,609 | 864,045 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 1.10 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.47 million | 1.66 million | 6 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Mozambique was 1.66 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 821,282 in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release