School age population, secondary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.89 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.89 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.89 million number
in 2020
All-time low
689,235 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.89 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.89 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 689,235 number, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 42nd 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, secondary education, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 689,235 number | — |
| 1971 | 705,377 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 723,400 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 743,801 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 766,691 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 818,728 number | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 842,315 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 867,117 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 892,314 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 916,441 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 938,270 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 960,639 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 713,075 number | -25.8% |
| 1983 | 721,365 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million number | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.29 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 969,600 number | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 990,577 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.73 million number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.84 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 796,542 number | 689,235 number | 916,441 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 949,392 number | 713,075 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million number | 969,600 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million number | 1.89 million number | 1.89 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Mozambique?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Mozambique was 1.89 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 689,235 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.