School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.49 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique is 9.49 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique peaked at 9.49 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.76 years, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 151st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.76 years | — |
| 1977 | 3.62 years | +105.9% |
| 1982 | 3.82 years | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 3.62 years | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 3.57 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.06 years | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 3.03 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.3 years | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4.6 years | +39.4% |
| 2000 | 5.02 years | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 5.49 years | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 5.92 years | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 6.74 years | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 7.32 years | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 7.69 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.25 years | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 8.7 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.91 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.89 years | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.78 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.33 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.49 years | +1.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 9.49 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.22 years, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 9.49 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +105.9% | 1.76 years | 3.62 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.69 years | 1.76 years | 3.62 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.67 years | 3.57 years | 3.82 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.42 years | 3.03 years | 4.6 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.12 years | 5.02 years | 8.91 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.17 years | 8.78 years | 9.49 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,468 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,468 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique was 9.49 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.49 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 years in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.