Secondary education, pupils in Mozambique
Mozambique: Secondary education, pupils was 47.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, pupils in Mozambique stood at 47.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Mozambique peaked at 47.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 40.0% | — |
| 1977 | 31.9% | -20.1% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 27.8% | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 27.3% | 33.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 36.5% | 39.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.4% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 47.9% | 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 secondary education, pupils in Mozambique?
- Secondary education, pupils in Mozambique was 47.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Mozambique ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.