Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique

Mozambique: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 35.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.9%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 153 countries
All-time high
70.0%
in 2002
All-time low
35.9%
in 2019
Years of data
19
1998–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique, 1998–2019

0204060801998200820191998: 69.1 %1999: 67.6 %2001: 64.7 %2002: 70 %2004: 60.7 %2005: 57.2 %2006: 52.6 %2007: 50.3 %2008: 48.2 %2009: 46.3 %2010: 45.2 %2011: 44.1 %2012: 42.5 %2013: 40 %2014: 37.6 %2015: 36.6 %2017: 37.2 %2018: 36.8 %2019: 35.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique stood at 35.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique peaked at 70.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2019.

Mozambique ranks 9th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Mozambique, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 69.1%
1999 67.6% -2.3%
2001 64.7% -4.2%
2002 70.0% +8.3%
2004 60.7% -13.4%
2005 57.2% -5.8%
2006 52.6% -8.1%
2007 50.3% -4.4%
2008 48.2% -4.1%
2009 46.3% -3.9%
2010 45.2% -2.4%
2011 44.1% -2.5%
2012 42.5% -3.6%
2013 40.0% -5.9%
2014 37.6% -5.8%
2015 36.6% -2.7%
2017 37.2% +1.7%
2018 36.8% -1.0%
2019 35.9% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.4% 67.6% 69.1% 2
2000s 56.2% 46.3% 70.0% 8
2010s 39.5% 35.9% 45.2% 9

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 6 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
  2. 7 Eswatini 36.0% compare
  3. 8 Equatorial Guinea 36.0% compare
  4. 10 Malawi 35.4% compare
  5. 11 Nicaragua 34.9% compare
  6. 12 Uganda 32.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique was 35.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2019.
How does Mozambique rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Mozambique ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/