School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 1.89 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 (number) (age) 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% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.89 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.35 million number, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.89 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 976,660 number, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +38.9% | 721,365 number | 1.00 million number |
| 1998 | -26.7% | 1.32 million number | 969,600 number |
| 1982 | -25.8% | 960,639 number | 713,075 number |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
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.