School life expectancy, primary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary, male was 8.82 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Mozambique, 1973β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 8.82 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 9.01 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.22 years, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 6th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.87 years | 3.22 years | 5.98 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.35 years | 3.84 years | 5.34 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.32 years | 3.82 years | 5.75 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.77 years | 6.16 years | 8.96 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.69 years | 8.42 years | 9.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.85 years | 8.82 years | 8.89 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 3 Sierra Leone 9.43 years compare
- 3 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.96 years compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 7 American Samoa 7.1 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 8 Malawi 8.3 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Mozambique was 8.82 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 years in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release