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 38.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
38.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 155 countries
All-time high
72.7%
in 2002
All-time low
38.2%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

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

0204060801998200820191998: 71.5 %1999: 70.3 %2000: 69.2 %2001: 67.6 %2002: 72.7 %2004: 63.5 %2005: 60.1 %2006: 55.4 %2007: 53.1 %2008: 50.9 %2009: 48.9 %2010: 47.7 %2011: 46.6 %2012: 45 %2013: 42.3 %2014: 40 %2015: 38.9 %2017: 39.6 %2018: 39.3 %2019: 38.2 %

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 38.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique peaked at 72.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2019.

Mozambique ranks 7th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 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, both sexes (%) in Mozambique, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 71.5%
1999 70.3% -1.7%
2000 69.2% -1.6%
2001 67.6% -2.3%
2002 72.7% +7.5%
2004 63.5% -12.6%
2005 60.1% -5.5%
2006 55.4% -7.8%
2007 53.1% -4.2%
2008 50.9% -4.1%
2009 48.9% -3.9%
2010 47.7% -2.3%
2011 46.6% -2.4%
2012 45.0% -3.3%
2013 42.3% -5.9%
2014 40.0% -5.6%
2015 38.9% -2.8%
2017 39.6% +1.9%
2018 39.3% -0.7%
2019 38.2% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.9% 70.3% 71.5% 2
2000s 60.1% 48.9% 72.7% 9
2010s 42.0% 38.2% 47.7% 9

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 4 Eswatini 41.4% compare
  2. 5 Mauritania 39.4% compare
  3. 6 Equatorial Guinea 38.7% compare
  4. 8 Central African Republic 38.2% compare
  5. 9 Nicaragua 38.0% compare
  6. 10 Malawi 36.3% 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 38.2% 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 72.7% 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 38.2% in 2019.
How does Mozambique rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Mozambique ranks 7th out of 155 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 21.8%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/