Education in Mozambique

2,777 indicators covering education for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 43.1% 2019 up 21.5% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.1228 units per square kilometre 2018 up 231.9% 165th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.1492 units per square kilometre 2018 up 153.2% 161st
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 113.2% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3656 years 2018 up 103.9% 160th
Government expenditure on education, total 20.4% 2021 up 7.1% 15th
Secondary education, general pupils 48.8% 2018 up 12.0% 151st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,863 number 2019 up 81.7% 59th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 26.3% 2019 up 53.9% 178th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 25.9% 2019 up 18.6% 178th
Children out of school 1.0% 2022 down 85.5% 148th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45,100 number 1986 up 3,275.8% 131st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0035 number per person 1986 up 2,266.9% 193rd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 449,077 2025 up 36.9% 30th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 446,388 2025 up 35.4% 29th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 895,465 2025 up 36.2% 29th
Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 116th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th
Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 117,340 2018 up 153.2% 84th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 96,590 2018 up 231.9% 99th
Teachers in primary education, male 70,429 2022 up 22.1% 28th
Teachers in primary education, female 63,215 2022 up 57.9% 59th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 47.3% 2022 up 15.5% 186th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 119.2% 2022 up 5.3% 16th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 8.56 years 2022 up 5.0% 6th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2017 up 39.3% 105th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.9% 2017 up 58.0% 87th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 213,930 2018 up 183.5% 94th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% 2017 down 1.9% 118th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.1% 2017 down 4.7% 134th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45,100 1986 up 3,275.8% 133rd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 559,063 2017 up 117.8% 69th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 512,577 2017 up 173.7% 73rd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 133,644 2022 up 36.8% 47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.5% 2017 up 67.5% 87th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% 2017 down 4.5% 138th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.07 million 2017 up 141.4% 71st
Enrolment in primary education, male 3.94 million 2022 up 40.0% 20th
Enrolment in primary education, female 3.72 million 2022 up 46.0% 19th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 779,939 2025 up 32.3% 51st
School age population, upper secondary education, female 780,347 2025 up 31.2% 49th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.56 million 2025 up 31.8% 51st
School age population, secondary education, male 2.09 million 2025 up 34.8% 43rd
School age population, secondary education, female 2.08 million 2025 up 33.6% 43rd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.17 million 2025 up 34.2% 43rd
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.71 million 2025 up 33.1% 35th
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.73 million 2025 up 31.9% 34th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 3.44 million 2025 up 32.5% 35th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.31 million 2025 up 36.4% 37th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.30 million 2025 up 35.1% 37th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 2.61 million 2025 up 35.7% 37th