School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 725,858 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 725,858 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 918,485 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 371,791 number, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 45th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 375,223 number | — |
| 1971 | 383,384 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 392,401 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 402,527 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 414,147 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 443,519 number | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 457,962 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 472,443 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 486,398 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 499,629 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 512,273 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 523,790 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 408,803 number | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 418,767 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 691,722 number | +65.2% |
| 1985 | 706,385 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 713,011 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 694,536 number | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 706,837 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 726,447 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 754,830 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 776,393 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 799,826 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 823,381 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 845,104 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 864,453 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 892,111 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 918,485 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 371,791 number | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 382,225 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 391,207 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 398,470 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 406,056 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 414,573 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 424,012 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 435,104 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 447,337 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 461,168 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 475,983 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 491,734 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 508,481 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 525,755 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 543,943 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 562,794 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 583,008 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 605,692 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 629,140 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 653,821 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 679,203 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 703,946 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 725,858 number | +3.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 725,858 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 561,892 number, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 725,858 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -59.5% | 918,485 number | 371,791 number |
| 1984 | +65.2% | 418,767 number | 691,722 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 432,763 number | 375,223 number | 499,629 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 610,257 number | 408,803 number | 726,447 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 742,860 number | 371,791 number | 918,485 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 434,564 number | 391,207 number | 491,734 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 599,578 number | 508,481 number | 703,946 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 725,858 number | 725,858 number | 725,858 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, upper secondary education, female in Mozambique?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mozambique was 725,858 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 918,485 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,791 number in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.