School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, female was 116.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 116.1% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique peaked at 116.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 33.0% | — |
| 1977 | 92.2% | +179.6% |
| 1978 | 95.5% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 96.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 91.3% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 79.2% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 63.5% | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 101.3% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 106.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 108.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 110.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 107.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 107.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 108.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 109.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 109.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 109.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 107.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 111.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 113.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 115.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 116.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 33.0% | 96.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 74.2% | 58.4% | 91.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 53.0% | 59.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 62.9% | 108.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.4% | 107.4% | 113.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.8% | 115.5% | 116.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Zambia 118.3% compare
- 16 Namibia 117.9% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 116.0% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 116.0% compare
- 21 Morocco 115.4% compare
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 enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique was 116.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 116.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.