School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) was 779,939 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique stood at 779,939.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 944,982 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 323,119, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 323,119 | — |
| 1971 | 334,563 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 346,226 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 354,580 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 362,911 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 392,883 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 402,904 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 413,725 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 421,142 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 431,085 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 446,976 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 474,957 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 395,831 | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 420,680 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 689,857 | +64.0% |
| 1985 | 720,312 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 744,126 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 732,322 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 728,776 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 728,551 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 727,971 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 729,414 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 735,447 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 746,117 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 786,593 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 868,962 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 907,849 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 944,982 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 383,496 | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 386,763 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 393,584 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 403,564 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 414,864 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 426,932 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 438,303 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 448,506 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 459,380 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 471,435 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 483,684 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 495,036 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 506,999 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 519,793 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 534,252 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 552,095 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 571,306 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 589,423 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 608,186 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 626,552 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 642,743 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 656,182 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 669,596 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 685,560 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 703,329 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 721,665 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 744,314 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 779,939 | +4.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 779,939 is above the median for low income countries, which is 779,939, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 779,939 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 584,901, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) 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 | -59.4% | 944,982 | 383,496 |
| 1984 | +64.0% | 420,680 | 689,857 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 378,314 | 323,119 | 431,085 | 10 |
| 1980s | 608,239 | 395,831 | 744,126 | 10 |
| 1990s | 721,759 | 383,496 | 944,982 | 10 |
| 2000s | 443,529 | 393,584 | 495,036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 580,753 | 506,999 | 656,182 | 10 |
| 2020s | 717,400 | 669,596 | 779,939 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique was 779,939 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 944,982 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,119 in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release