School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 405,537 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique stood at 405,537 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 405,537 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 111,939 number, in 1970.
Mozambique ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111,939 number | — |
| 1971 | 115,186 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 118,846 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 122,607 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 125,968 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 132,837 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 136,524 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 140,531 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 144,423 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 147,836 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 150,731 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 155,367 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 160,280 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 159,264 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 163,063 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 165,718 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 169,011 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 166,623 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 170,533 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 175,345 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 180,829 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 182,886 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 186,878 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 192,315 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 197,598 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 201,115 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 204,813 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 208,823 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 207,967 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 212,105 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 216,813 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 222,434 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 229,150 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 236,464 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 244,298 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 252,421 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 260,618 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 269,535 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 279,088 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 288,873 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 299,221 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 310,645 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 322,801 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 335,047 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 347,791 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 359,892 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 369,387 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 378,005 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 387,136 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 396,402 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 405,537 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,670 number | 111,939 number | 147,836 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,594 number | 150,731 number | 175,345 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 197,533 number | 180,829 number | 212,105 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,969 number | 216,813 number | 288,873 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,633 number | 299,221 number | 396,402 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,537 number | 405,537 number | 405,537 number | 1 |
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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, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique was 405,537 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 405,537 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,939 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.