Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 56.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique stood at 56.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 67.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1987.
Mozambique ranks 138th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 26.8% | — |
| 1987 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | +47.6% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 26.5% | 48.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 36.6% | 52.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 53.1% | 67.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 45.1% | 58.9% | 8 |
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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 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Mozambique was 56.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1987.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 138th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release