Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique
Mozambique: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 4.76 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.76
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.7
in 1971
All-time low
4.76
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique is 4.76, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique peaked at 6.7 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.76, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6 | — |
| 1951 | 6.03 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6.06 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 6.09 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 6.12 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.14 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.17 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.17 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.19 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.25 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 6.31 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 6.37 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.42 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.47 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.51 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.54 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.58 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.61 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.65 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.67 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.7 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.67 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.66 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.64 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.62 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.59 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 6.56 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.53 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.48 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.43 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.43 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.44 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.43 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.41 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.39 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.37 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.35 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.32 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.28 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.22 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.15 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.08 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.02 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.97 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.93 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.91 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.83 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.75 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.67 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.55 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.45 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.47 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.68 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.66 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.43 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.19 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.13 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.07 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.02 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.96 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.91 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.84 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.76 | -1.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 4.76 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 4.76 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 | 6 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.51 | 6.31 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.65 | 6.56 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 | 6.35 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.08 | 5.88 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 | 5.45 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.02 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 | 4.76 | 4.96 | 4 |
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 womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Mozambique was 4.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 1971.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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