School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary, male (% net) was 95.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique is 95.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 95.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 50th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 44.6% | — |
| 1979 | 42.2% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +43.4% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, male (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +43.4% | 38.8% | 55.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.4% | 42.2% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 38.8% | 57.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 47.3% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 61.2% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.3% | 95.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 47 Indonesia 95.9% compare
- 48 Latvia 95.8% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 95.7% compare
- 51 Montenegro 95.4% compare
- 52 Belarus 95.0% compare
- 53 North Macedonia 94.9% 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, male in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Mozambique was 95.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 50th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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.