School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.9 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 9.9 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique peaked at 9.9 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.96 years, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 151st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.96 years | — |
| 1977 | 3.82 years | +94.9% |
| 1982 | 4.05 years | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 3.72 years | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 3.61 years | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.22 years | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 3.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.42 years | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 4.83 years | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 5.3 years | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 5.75 years | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 6.64 years | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 7.24 years | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.65 years | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 8.26 years | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8.77 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 9.06 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.33 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.78 years | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.9 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.89 years | 1.96 years | 3.82 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.8 years | 3.61 years | 4.05 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.46 years | 3.21 years | 4.42 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 4.83 years | 9.06 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.57 years | 9.17 years | 9.9 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique was 9.9 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 years in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release