School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 718,113 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique is 718,113 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 870,766 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 353,025 number, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 47th 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, male (number) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 373,919 number | — |
| 1971 | 381,757 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 390,703 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 401,002 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 412,949 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 442,697 number | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 456,498 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 470,764 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 484,843 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 498,478 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 511,774 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 523,748 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 409,788 number | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 420,273 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 693,355 number | +65.0% |
| 1985 | 706,684 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 709,566 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 685,733 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 695,255 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 713,982 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 743,936 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 749,800 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 761,638 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 777,398 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 794,003 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 810,066 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 841,284 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 870,766 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 353,025 number | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 365,126 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 376,645 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 386,296 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 396,541 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 407,783 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 419,518 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 431,491 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 442,326 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 454,461 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 467,837 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 482,445 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 498,502 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 515,438 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 533,439 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 552,151 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 572,363 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 595,207 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 618,789 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 643,820 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 669,724 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 695,194 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 718,113 number | +3.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 718,113 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 585,887 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 718,113 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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% | 870,766 number | 353,025 number |
| 1984 | +65.0% | 420,273 number | 693,355 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 431,361 number | 373,919 number | 498,478 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 607,016 number | 409,788 number | 713,982 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 706,704 number | 353,025 number | 870,766 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 426,534 number | 376,645 number | 482,445 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 589,463 number | 498,502 number | 695,194 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 718,113 number | 718,113 number | 718,113 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 44 South Korea 761,816 number compare
- 45 Somalia 743,821 number compare
- 46 Niger 734,778 number compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 687,065 number compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 682,024 number compare
- 50 Spain 681,557 number compare
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, male in Mozambique?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mozambique was 718,113 number in 2020, 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 870,766 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,025 number in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.