School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique stood at 1.16 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.16 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 302,598 number, in 1983.
Mozambique ranks 35th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 314,012 number | — |
| 1971 | 321,993 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 330,999 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 341,274 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 352,544 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 375,209 number | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 384,353 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 394,674 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 405,916 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 416,812 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 425,997 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 436,849 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 304,272 number | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 302,598 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 310,447 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 316,706 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 321,839 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 316,599 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 323,235 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 332,802 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 345,318 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 350,438 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 357,754 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 367,128 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 377,692 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 387,742 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 397,569 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 404,618 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 597,809 number | +47.7% |
| 1999 | 608,352 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 619,885 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 632,571 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 647,673 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 665,573 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 685,911 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 707,908 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 729,946 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 753,838 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 779,503 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 806,731 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 834,994 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 863,964 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 895,126 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 929,248 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 965,851 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 363,779 number | 314,012 number | 416,812 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,134 number | 302,598 number | 436,849 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 419,442 number | 345,318 number | 608,352 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,954 number | 619,885 number | 806,731 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 984,550 number | 834,994 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mozambique was 1.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,598 number in 1983.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.