Mozambique: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.3% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.7% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 58,525 a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1.25 million for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 36,552, against 114,978 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Mozambique in the 2017 ranking

• Panama — 2nd of 5: 311,983
• Central African Republic — 3rd of 5: 137,844
• Lesotho — 4th of 5: 136,497

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.59 million (2023)
• Benin — 929,099 (2022)
• Botswana — 175,513 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.19 million (2024)
• Burundi — 590,027 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55,831 (2022)
• Cameroon — 2.01 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 137,844 (2017)
• Chad — 764,990 (2024)
• Comoros — 67,764 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 7.93 million (2023)

More education data for Mozambique

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 7.66 million (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 119.16% (2022)
• Primary education, teachers — 133,644 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 116.09% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 122.22% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Mozambique's secondary education, pupils?

1.07 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 2,400% from 42,868 in 1971 (7.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.07 million in 2017 and the lowest 42,868 in 1971.

Where is Mozambique's secondary education, pupils heading?

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 58,525 a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 9 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 1.25 million for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 36,552, against 114,978 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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