Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique

Mozambique: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 395,096 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
395,096 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
30th
of 205 countries
All-time high
395,096 number
in 2020
All-time low
107,527 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique stood at 395,096 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique peaked at 395,096 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 107,527 number, in 1970.

Mozambique ranks 30th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Mozambique, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 107,527 number
1971 110,396 number +2.7%
1972 113,730 number +3.0%
1973 117,553 number +3.4%
1974 121,417 number +3.3%
1975 128,092 number +5.5%
1976 131,393 number +2.6%
1977 135,309 number +3.0%
1978 139,357 number +3.0%
1979 142,971 number +2.6%
1980 145,803 number +2.0%
1981 150,050 number +2.9%
1982 154,881 number +3.2%
1983 154,296 number -0.4%
1984 158,169 number +2.5%
1985 160,625 number +1.6%
1986 163,068 number +1.5%
1987 160,211 number -1.8%
1988 163,330 number +1.9%
1989 168,159 number +3.0%
1990 174,591 number +3.8%
1991 174,470 number -0.1%
1992 176,375 number +1.1%
1993 180,095 number +2.1%
1994 184,887 number +2.7%
1995 189,430 number +2.5%
1996 194,943 number +2.9%
1997 199,676 number +2.4%
1998 198,686 number -0.5%
1999 203,854 number +2.6%
2000 209,646 number +2.8%
2001 215,072 number +2.6%
2002 220,876 number +2.7%
2003 227,156 number +2.8%
2004 233,964 number +3.0%
2005 241,094 number +3.0%
2006 248,208 number +3.0%
2007 256,262 number +3.2%
2008 265,159 number +3.5%
2009 274,525 number +3.5%
2010 284,024 number +3.5%
2011 294,257 number +3.6%
2012 305,732 number +3.9%
2013 318,084 number +4.0%
2014 330,712 number +4.0%
2015 343,995 number +4.0%
2016 355,632 number +3.4%
2017 365,883 number +2.9%
2018 375,319 number +2.6%
2019 385,173 number +2.6%
2020 395,096 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 124,774 number 107,527 number 142,971 number 10
1980s 157,859 number 145,803 number 168,159 number 10
1990s 187,701 number 174,470 number 203,854 number 10
2000s 239,196 number 209,646 number 274,525 number 10
2010s 335,881 number 284,024 number 385,173 number 10
2020s 395,096 number 395,096 number 395,096 number 1

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 27 Thailand 429,012 number compare
  2. 28 France 426,613 number compare
  3. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 406,237 number compare
  4. 31 Algeria 392,565 number compare
  5. 32 Colombia 388,551 number compare
  6. 33 Germany 384,889 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mozambique was 395,096 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 395,096 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 107,527 number in 1970.
How does Mozambique rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Mozambique ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.