School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 10.07 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 10.07 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique peaked at 10.32 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.32 years | — |
| 1977 | 5.38 years | +62.3% |
| 1978 | 5.62 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 6.29 years | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 5.87 years | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 5.38 years | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 4.8 years | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 4.99 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 4.94 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.84 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.44 years | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 4.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4.32 years | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.53 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 4.84 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6.4 years | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 6.88 years | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.35 years | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 7.78 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 8.42 years | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 9.03 years | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 9.23 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.81 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.92 years | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.22 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.08 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.07 years | +0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 10.07 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.83 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 10.07 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) 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 | +62.3% | 3.32 years | 5.38 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 years | 3.32 years | 6.29 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.14 years | 4.8 years | 5.87 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.76 years | 4.32 years | 6.4 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.77 years | 6.88 years | 10.22 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.05 years | 9.7 years | 10.32 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique was 10.07 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 10.32 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 154th out of 193 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 2.7%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.