School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique

Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.49 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
9.49 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
151st
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.49 years
in 2017
All-time low
1.76 years
in 1973
Years of data
26
1973–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mozambique, 1973–2017

2468101973199520171973: 1.8 years1977: 3.6 years1982: 3.8 years1985: 3.6 years1987: 3.6 years1992: 3.1 years1993: 3 years1994: 3.1 years1995: 3.3 years1999: 4.6 years2000: 5 years2001: 5.5 years2002: 5.9 years2004: 6.7 years2005: 7.3 years2006: 7.7 years2007: 8.2 years2008: 8.7 years2009: 8.9 years2010: 9.1 years2011: 8.9 years2012: 8.8 years2013: 9.3 years2014: 9.3 years2015: 9.3 years2017: 9.5 years

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 148 Cambodia 9.91 years compare
  2. 149 Naoero 9.68 years compare
  3. 150 Mauritania 9.56 years compare
  4. 152 Senegal 9.28 years compare
  5. 153 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.2 years compare
  6. 154 Burkina Faso 9.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.