School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mozambique

Mozambique: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 955,672 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
955,672 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
26th
of 202 countries
All-time high
955,672 number
in 2020
All-time low
273,448 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mozambique, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 955,672 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mozambique peaked at 955,672 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 273,448 number, in 1970.

Mozambique ranks 26th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 307,711 number 273,448 number 344,244 number 10
1980s 380,183 number 350,431 number 405,799 number 10
1990s 460,195 number 411,229 number 536,676 number 10
2000s 647,794 number 550,178 number 752,045 number 10
2010s 851,242 number 770,350 number 936,434 number 10
2020s 955,672 number 955,672 number 955,672 number 1

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 23 Afghanistan 1.09 million number compare
  2. 24 Angola 1.08 million number compare
  3. 25 Iraq 1.07 million number compare
  4. 27 Algeria 955,517 number compare
  5. 28 Myanmar 889,256 number compare
  6. 29 United Kingdom 817,320 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mozambique?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mozambique was 955,672 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 955,672 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 273,448 number in 1970.
How does Mozambique rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Mozambique ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/