School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.93 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.93 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 2.93 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 797,829 number, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 797,829 number | — |
| 1971 | 817,751 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 834,255 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 851,900 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 871,414 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 922,207 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 948,515 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 975,854 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million number | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million number | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 million number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million number | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.69 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million number | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.23 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.30 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 million number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.93 million number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 906,624 number | 797,829 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million number | 1.64 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million number | 2.23 million number | 2.93 million number | 9 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mozambique was 2.93 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 797,829 number in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.