School age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique

Mozambique: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.48 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
35th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2018
All-time low
401,404 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2018

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique is 1.48 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 1.48 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 401,404 number, in 1970.

That places Mozambique 35th 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, female in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Mozambique, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 401,404 number
1971 411,029 number +2.4%
1972 419,250 number +2.0%
1973 428,017 number +2.1%
1974 437,694 number +2.3%
1975 462,572 number +5.7%
1976 475,473 number +2.8%
1977 489,860 number +3.0%
1978 505,873 number +3.3%
1979 522,983 number +3.4%
1980 540,575 number +3.4%
1981 557,630 number +3.2%
1982 587,511 number +5.4%
1983 599,940 number +2.1%
1984 572,813 number -4.5%
1985 583,784 number +1.9%
1986 594,305 number +1.8%
1987 569,413 number -4.2%
1988 566,221 number -0.6%
1989 566,495 number +0.0%
1990 573,546 number +1.2%
1991 589,719 number +2.8%
1992 624,201 number +5.8%
1993 659,485 number +5.7%
1994 692,501 number +5.0%
1995 720,547 number +4.0%
1996 742,231 number +3.0%
1997 762,333 number +2.7%
1998 805,976 number +5.7%
1999 826,901 number +2.6%
2000 849,658 number +2.8%
2001 875,275 number +3.0%
2002 901,108 number +3.0%
2003 927,162 number +2.9%
2004 975,693 number +5.2%
2005 997,644 number +2.2%
2006 1.02 million number +1.8%
2007 1.04 million number +2.1%
2008 1.06 million number +2.5%
2009 1.09 million number +2.8%
2010 1.13 million number +3.0%
2011 1.16 million number +3.1%
2012 1.20 million number +3.2%
2013 1.24 million number +3.4%
2014 1.28 million number +3.5%
2015 1.33 million number +3.6%
2016 1.37 million number +3.5%
2017 1.42 million number +3.6%
2018 1.48 million number +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 455,416 number 401,404 number 522,983 number 10
1980s 573,869 number 540,575 number 599,940 number 10
1990s 699,744 number 573,546 number 826,901 number 10
2000s 973,691 number 849,658 number 1.09 million number 10
2010s 1.29 million number 1.13 million number 1.48 million number 9

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 32 Iraq 1.68 million number compare
  2. 33 Republic of Korea 1.53 million number compare
  3. 34 Algeria 1.53 million number compare
  4. 36 Morocco 1.42 million number compare
  5. 37 Italy 1.42 million number compare
  6. 38 Yemen 1.42 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique was 1.48 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 401,404 number in 1970.
How does Mozambique rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Mozambique ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.