School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.49 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique stood at 10.49 years.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique peaked at 10.65 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.56 years, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 147th out of 208 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.56 years | — |
| 1977 | 5.38 years | +51.1% |
| 1978 | 5.53 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 6.45 years | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 5.9 years | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 5.32 years | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 4.74 years | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 4.97 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 4.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.81 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.64 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.46 years | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.58 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.09 years | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 6.56 years | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 7.04 years | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 7.49 years | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 8.23 years | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 8.86 years | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.11 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.74 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.19 years | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.05 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.65 years | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 10.56 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.49 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.23 years | 3.56 years | 6.45 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.11 years | 4.74 years | 5.9 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.79 years | 4.46 years | 6.09 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.62 years | 6.56 years | 10.31 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.43 years | 10.05 years | 10.65 years | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique was 10.49 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 years in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 147th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release