School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 10.03 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mozambique, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mozambique is 10.03 years, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 10.1 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.17 years, in 1972.
That places Mozambique 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.43 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.17 years | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 2.77 years | +27.5% |
| 1977 | 4.62 years | +67.0% |
| 1978 | 4.77 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.51 years | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 5.16 years | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 4.71 years | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 4.15 years | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 4.36 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 4.32 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.22 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.99 years | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.83 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.24 years | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 5.68 years | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 6.16 years | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 6.61 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 7.42 years | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 8.03 years | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.94 years | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 9.42 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.61 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.82 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6 years | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.03 years | -0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 10.03 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.74 years, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 10.03 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.03 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) 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 | +67.0% | 2.77 years | 4.62 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.71 years | 2.17 years | 5.51 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.49 years | 4.15 years | 5.16 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.12 years | 3.83 years | 5.24 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.8 years | 5.68 years | 9.61 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.88 years | 9.51 years | 10.1 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mozambique was 10.03 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 years in 1972.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release