Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique

Mozambique: Enrolment in primary education, male was 3.59 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.59 million number
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.59 million number
in 2019
All-time low
381,210 number
in 1973
Years of data
40
1973–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique, 1973–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1973199620191973: 381.2k number1977: 757.5k number1978: 805.1k number1979: 839.3k number1981: 797.1k number1982: 734.3k number1983: 667.0k number1984: 705.8k number1985: 702.0k number1986: 706.9k number1987: 722.9k number1988: 675.4k number1989: 683.6k number1990: 717.3k number1991: 697.4k number1992: 685.3k number1993: 705.9k number1994: 754.8k number1995: 823.3k number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.7M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.1M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.4M number2008: 2.6M number2009: 2.7M number2010: 2.8M number2011: 2.8M number2012: 2.8M number2013: 2.9M number2014: 3.0M number2015: 3.1M number2016: 3.1M number2017: 3.2M number2018: 3.4M number2019: 3.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique is 3.59 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 3.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 381,210 number, in 1973.

Mozambique ranks 21st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Mozambique, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 381,210 number —
1977 757,534 number +98.7%
1978 805,090 number +6.3%
1979 839,316 number +4.3%
1981 797,091 number -5.0%
1982 734,308 number -7.9%
1983 667,048 number -9.2%
1984 705,820 number +5.8%
1985 701,973 number -0.5%
1986 706,924 number +0.7%
1987 722,894 number +2.3%
1988 675,398 number -6.6%
1989 683,589 number +1.2%
1990 717,310 number +4.9%
1991 697,437 number -2.8%
1992 685,314 number -1.7%
1993 705,919 number +3.0%
1994 754,767 number +6.9%
1995 823,295 number +9.1%
1998 1.20 million number +45.2%
1999 1.32 million number +10.6%
2000 1.45 million number +9.6%
2001 1.60 million number +10.2%
2002 1.69 million number +5.7%
2004 1.95 million number +15.5%
2005 2.14 million number +9.7%
2006 2.24 million number +4.7%
2007 2.44 million number +9.0%
2008 2.61 million number +6.8%
2009 2.68 million number +2.7%
2010 2.78 million number +3.9%
2011 2.76 million number -0.8%
2012 2.81 million number +1.9%
2013 2.92 million number +3.7%
2014 2.98 million number +2.2%
2015 3.09 million number +3.6%
2016 3.14 million number +1.8%
2017 3.19 million number +1.4%
2018 3.41 million number +6.8%
2019 3.59 million number +5.5%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 3.59 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.39 million number, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 3.59 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in primary education, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +98.7% 381,210 number 757,534 number
1998 +45.2% 823,295 number 1.20 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 695,788 number 381,210 number 839,316 number 4
1980s 710,561 number 667,048 number 797,091 number 9
1990s 862,725 number 685,314 number 1.32 million number 8
2000s 2.09 million number 1.45 million number 2.68 million number 9
2010s 3.07 million number 2.76 million number 3.59 million number 10

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 18 Iran 4.07 million number compare
  2. 19 Afghanistan 4.00 million number compare
  3. 20 South Africa 3.90 million number compare
  4. 22 Russia 3.57 million number compare
  5. 23 Japan 3.34 million number compare
  6. 24 Angola 2.99 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique was 3.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 3.59 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 381,210 number in 1973.
How does Mozambique rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Mozambique ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/mozambique/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/mozambique/">Enrolment in primary education, male in Mozambique</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.