School age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.67 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique is 1.67 million, measured in 2025. 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 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique peaked at 1.67 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 819,761, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 27th 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 819,761 | — |
| 1999 | 838,787 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 860,989 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 885,921 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 912,379 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 938,664 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 964,467 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 988,526 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.67 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 829,274 | 819,761 | 838,787 | 2 |
| 2000s | 971,285 | 860,989 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.10 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million | 1.49 million | 1.67 million | 6 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Mozambique was 1.67 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,761 in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release