Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 98.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 98.0% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mozambique peaked at 98.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1981.
That places Mozambique 44th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 47.6% | — |
| 1979 | 40.4% | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 38.0% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | +44.2% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +3.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) 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 | +44.2% | 38.5% | 55.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 40.4% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 38.0% | 58.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 48.9% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 59.7% | 94.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.7% | 98.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mozambique?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mozambique was 98.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1981.
- How does Mozambique rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 44th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release