Education in Mozambique

2,777 indicators covering education for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 up 2.9% 150th
Inequality in education 0.3433 2023 up 11.4% 37th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 5.5% 2018 up 13.0% 51st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 28.0% 2017 up 423.9% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 34.5% 2017 up 322.0% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.813 GPI 2017 up 24.2% 161st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 183,255 2017 up 642.8% 75th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.01 modelled data 2025 down 16.5% 70th
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2018 down 79.5% 98th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 221,947 2017 up 497.8% 66th
Tertiary education, academic staff 28.4% 2018 up 20.9% 136th
Start month of the academic school year 2 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 169th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 16,726 2022 down 39.0% 42nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.08 modelled data 2025 down 1.0% 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 4.9% 2018 up 52.6% 56th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 5.1% 2018 up 50.8% 63rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2018 down 2.3% 143rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 40.4% 2017 up 61.9% 192nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2018 down 24.4% 44th
Persistence to grade 5, female 56.0% 2019 up 9.5% 141st
Persistence to grade 5, male 56.9% 2019 up 1.4% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 92.9% 2017 up 7.2% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 39.2% 2017 up 85.1% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 41.6% 2017 up 44.7% 191st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9446 GPIA 2017 up 28.0% 176th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.6% 2018 down 50.9% 169th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.3% 2018 down 24.4% 47th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 1.7% 2018 down 60.8% 172nd
School enrollment, secondary 19.3% 2015 up 172.4% 150th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 4.53 million 2020 up 10.9% 9th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.36 years 2017 up 6.4% 75th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 89.4% 2017 up 12.1% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9285 GPIA 2017 up 8.8% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 96.3% 2017 up 3.0% 132nd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 15,578 2022 down 61.6% 19th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 17,896 2022 down 65.9% 23rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.8% 2017 up 4.2% 163rd
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 3.33 million 2025 up 25.7% 26th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 2.14 million 2020 up 17.3% 12th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 6.68 million 2020 up 12.9% 11th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 68.0% 2020 down 1.4% 11th
School age population, early childhood education, female 1.66 million 2025 up 25.4% 26th
School age population, early childhood education, male 1.67 million 2025 up 25.9% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 32.2% 2017 up 393.5% 176th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 19,044 2022 down 1.1% 37th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 89,794 2022 up 3.3% 31st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.75 years 2017 up 1.9% 53rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.97 years 2017 up 11.7% 94th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9205 GPIA 2017 up 9.6% 187th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 7.2% 2019 down 7.6% 38th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.2% 2017 up 47.6% 93rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 24.1% 2017 up 257.6% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 29.0% 2017 up 459.2% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.819 GPI 2017 up 24.3% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 35.4% 2017 up 349.8% 171st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.3% 2017 down 68.5% 43rd