School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mozambique, Republic of
Mozambique, Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 8.56 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mozambique, Republic of, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique, Republic of recorded 8.56 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mozambique, Republic of peaked at 8.59 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.92 years, in 1972.
Mozambique, Republic of ranks 6th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 years | 1.92 years | 5.18 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 3.56 years | 4.75 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.75 years | 3.32 years | 4.97 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.08 years | 5.36 years | 8.39 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 8.08 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 years | 8.56 years | 8.59 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique, Republic of
- 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 4 Niue 5.96 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 5 Saint Helena 5.86 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
- 8 Zambia 8.22 years compare
- 9 Eswatini, Kingdom of 8.16 years compare
More education data for Mozambique, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mozambique, Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mozambique, Republic of was 8.56 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.59 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 years in 1972.
- How does Mozambique, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Mozambique, Republic of ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release