Number of pupils in primary education rose 1.19% to 7,747 '000 in Mozambique in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Mozambique reached an all time high of 7,747 '000 in 2023 and an all time low of 450 '000 in 1972.
Mozambique has been ranked 11th within the group of 91 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,246 | 4,697 | ... | ... | 5,218 | ... | |||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 | ... | 357 | ... | ... | ... | 365 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,807 | ... | 18,789 | 20,169 | ... | ||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 | ... | ... | 6,413 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 | 368 | 340 | 330 | 323 | 317 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | '000 | ... | 4,434 | 4,442 | 4,593 | 4,556 | 4,280 | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 | ... | 6,139 | 6,563 | 6,941 | 7,220 | 7,216 | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 | 478 | 493 | 510 | 519 | 536 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 | 7,582 | 7,568 | 7,688 | 7,716 | 7,698 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 | ... | 237 | 237 | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 | 9,316 | 10,112 | 10,605 | 10,926 | 11,199 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | '000 | 8,841 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 | ... | 3,285 | 3,339 | 3,382 | 3,416 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,676 | 2,726 | 2,790 | 2,870 | 2,899 | ... |
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