School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 92.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique is 92.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.9% | — |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +45.5% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +33.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +45.5% | 23.9% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 23.9% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 33.6% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 35.9% | 47.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 51.0% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 92.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 85 Dominican Republic 92.7% compare
- 86 Ukraine 92.7% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 92.6% compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 92.2% compare
- 90 Congo 91.6% compare
- 91 Germany 91.3% 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 enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Mozambique was 92.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.