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 40.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
40.4%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 154 countries
All-time high
74.8%
in 2002
All-time low
40.4%
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: 73.3 %1999: 72.4 %2001: 69.9 %2002: 74.8 %2004: 65.9 %2005: 62.5 %2006: 57.8 %2007: 55.5 %2008: 53.2 %2009: 51.1 %2010: 50 %2011: 48.8 %2012: 47.3 %2013: 44.5 %2014: 42.1 %2015: 40.9 %2017: 41.8 %2018: 41.6 %2019: 40.4 %

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 40.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique peaked at 74.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2019.

That places Mozambique 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (%) in Mozambique, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 73.3%
1999 72.4% -1.2%
2001 69.9% -3.5%
2002 74.8% +7.1%
2004 65.9% -11.9%
2005 62.5% -5.2%
2006 57.8% -7.5%
2007 55.5% -4.0%
2008 53.2% -4.1%
2009 51.1% -3.9%
2010 50.0% -2.3%
2011 48.8% -2.3%
2012 47.3% -3.1%
2013 44.5% -5.9%
2014 42.1% -5.4%
2015 40.9% -2.8%
2017 41.8% +2.1%
2018 41.6% -0.4%
2019 40.4% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.8% 72.4% 73.3% 2
2000s 61.3% 51.1% 74.8% 8
2010s 44.2% 40.4% 50.0% 9

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 4 Madagascar 45.6% compare
  2. 5 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
  3. 6 Nicaragua 40.9% compare
  4. 8 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
  5. 9 Malawi 37.3% compare
  6. 10 Lesotho 36.8% 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 40.4% 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 74.8% 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 40.4% in 2019.
How does Mozambique rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Mozambique ranks 7th out of 154 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 20.9%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/