School enrollment, primary in Mozambique
Mozambique: School enrollment, primary was 93.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary 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 in Mozambique is 93.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Mozambique peaked at 93.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 89th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 34.2% | — |
| 1979 | 38.5% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +38.8% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +4.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 93.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.0%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 93.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary 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 | +38.8% | 36.2% | 50.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 34.2% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 36.2% | 52.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 41.6% | 53.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 57.0% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.5% | 93.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Samoa 94.4% compare
- 87 Zimbabwe 94.1% compare
- 88 Qatar 94.1% compare
- 90 San Marino 93.9% compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.8% compare
- 92 Philippines 93.8% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Mozambique?
- School enrollment, primary in Mozambique was 93.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (% 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.