School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 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 (% gross) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +179.6% | 33.0% | 92.2% |
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
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 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.