School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 405,263 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique is 405,263 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 405,263 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 111,194 number, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111,194 number | — |
| 1971 | 114,440 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 118,150 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 121,977 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 125,374 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 132,059 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 135,813 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 139,936 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 143,930 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 147,390 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 150,286 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 155,132 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 160,302 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 159,575 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 163,226 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 165,290 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 168,448 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 165,824 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 169,391 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 174,086 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 179,847 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 179,585 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 182,005 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 186,404 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 191,258 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 195,230 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 200,426 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 205,726 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 204,741 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 210,299 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 216,086 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 221,576 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 227,673 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 234,469 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 241,729 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 249,318 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 257,136 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 265,885 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 275,253 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 284,882 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 295,158 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 306,605 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 318,863 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 331,256 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 344,188 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 356,564 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 366,507 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 375,716 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 385,490 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 395,446 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 405,263 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,026 number | 111,194 number | 147,390 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,156 number | 150,286 number | 174,086 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 193,552 number | 179,585 number | 210,299 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,401 number | 216,086 number | 284,882 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,579 number | 295,158 number | 395,446 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,263 number | 405,263 number | 405,263 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, male in Mozambique?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique was 405,263 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 405,263 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,194 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.