School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.15 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.15 million number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
36th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.15 million number
in 2020
All-time low
303,483 number
in 1983
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique stood at 1.15 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 1.15 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 303,483 number, in 1983.
Mozambique ranks 36th 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 312,433 number | — |
| 1971 | 320,327 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 329,383 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 339,827 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 351,335 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 373,817 number | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 382,848 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 393,291 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 404,871 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 416,183 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 425,655 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 436,941 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 304,662 number | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 303,483 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 311,223 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 316,577 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 321,136 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 315,109 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 320,814 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 330,072 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 343,214 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 343,454 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 347,283 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 354,146 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 362,991 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 372,163 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 383,996 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 393,800 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 578,798 number | +47.0% |
| 1999 | 593,763 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 610,051 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 625,853 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 642,997 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 661,139 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 680,354 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 700,573 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 720,233 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 742,378 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 767,005 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 793,647 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 821,509 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 850,147 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 881,222 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 915,518 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 952,492 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 991,477 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,432 number | 312,433 number | 416,183 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 338,567 number | 303,483 number | 436,941 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 407,361 number | 343,214 number | 593,763 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 694,423 number | 610,051 number | 793,647 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 972,390 number | 821,509 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.15 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 33 Iran 1.23 million number compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 35 United Kingdom 1.19 million number compare
- 37 Niger 1.15 million number compare
- 38 Argentina 1.09 million number compare
- 39 South Africa 1.04 million number compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mozambique was 1.15 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,483 number in 1983.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.