Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 68.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique, 1982–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 68.0% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 71.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 167th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 20.6% | — |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +75.1% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 52.2% | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 45.9% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +2.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 68.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.9%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +75.1% | 20.6% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 20.6% | 52.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 43.6% | 58.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 58.2% | 71.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.8% | 68.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique was 68.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 167th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.