School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.31 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
36th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.31 million number
in 2020
All-time low
606,081 number
in 1983
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique stood at 2.31 million number. 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 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 2.31 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 606,081 number, in 1983.
That places Mozambique 36th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 626,445 number | — |
| 1971 | 642,320 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 660,382 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 681,101 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 703,879 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 749,026 number | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 767,201 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 787,965 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 810,787 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 832,995 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 851,652 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 873,790 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 608,934 number | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 606,081 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 621,670 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 633,283 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 642,975 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 631,708 number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 644,049 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 662,874 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 688,532 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 693,892 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 705,037 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 721,274 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 740,683 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 759,905 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 781,565 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 798,418 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million number | +47.4% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.26 million number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.31 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 726,210 number | 626,445 number | 832,995 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 677,702 number | 606,081 number | 873,790 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 826,804 number | 688,532 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million number | 1.66 million number | 2.26 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 2.44 million number compare
- 34 Iran 2.39 million number compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.33 million number compare
- 37 Niger 2.25 million number compare
- 38 Argentina 2.15 million number compare
- 39 South Africa 2.07 million number compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 117,340 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique was 2.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,081 number in 1983.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.