School age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.48 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.