School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, upper secondary education, female 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 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% |
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.