Education in Mozambique

2,777 indicators covering education for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 460,323 2025 up 37.3% 29th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 457,603 2025 up 36.2% 29th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 917,926 2025 up 36.7% 29th
School age population, primary education, male 3.45 million 2025 up 35.1% 24th
School age population, primary education, female 3.43 million 2025 up 34.2% 22nd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 6.88 million 2025 up 34.7% 23rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 530,923 2025 up 30.1% 27th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 525,976 2025 up 29.3% 27th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 1.06 million 2025 up 29.7% 27th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 544,472 2025 up 26.9% 27th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 539,325 2025 up 26.2% 26th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.08 million 2025 up 26.6% 27th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.67 million 2025 up 25.9% 22nd
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.66 million 2025 up 25.4% 21st
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 3.33 million 2025 up 25.7% 21st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 7.66 million 2022 up 42.9% 19th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.0% 2022 up 6.3% 50th
Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd
Primary education, pupils 7.66 million 2022 up 42.9% 19th
Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Secondary education, pupils 1.07 million 2017 up 141.4% 71st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre 2017 up 425.5% 179th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 122.2% 2022 up 2.7% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9498 GPIA 2022 up 5.2% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 116.1% 2022 up 8.1% 18th
School life expectancy, primary, male 8.82 years 2022 up 2.4% 6th
School life expectancy, primary, female 8.31 years 2022 up 7.9% 7th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.0% 2022 down 85.5% 155th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year 2018 down 47.5% 18th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9429 GPIA 2022 up 5.4% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 84.0% 2017 up 2.6% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 77.1% 2017 up 11.5% 159th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.07 years 2017 up 2.7% 154th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9103 GPI 2017 up 9.8% 170th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 9.17 years 2017 up 12.7% 161st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 20,822 1986 up 2,836.8% 129th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 24,278 1986 up 3,772.1% 128th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 278,480 2022 down 31.1% 22nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.1645 units per square kilometre 2022 down 29.5% 64th
Government expenditure on education, total 6.0% 2022 up 7.5% 29th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.1897 units per square kilometre 2022 down 32.5% 70th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0574 number per square kilometre 1986 up 3,275.8% 191st
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 43.5% 2019 up 17.3% 156th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 42.7% 2019 up 26.4% 157th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.004 units per person 2017 up 205.6% 117th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 112,327 2017 up 304.3% 65th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 33,281 2017 up 175.9% 106th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year 1986 down 234.9% 184th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0423 units per square kilometre 2017 up 175.9% 185th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.1428 units per square kilometre 2017 up 304.3% 136th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 95.2% 2018 up 10.8% 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 37.2% 2017 up 107.9% 198th
Number of under-five deaths, male 40,174 2024 down 7.7% 15th
Number of under-five deaths, female 34,041 2024 down 10.7% 15th
Number of infant deaths, male 30,209 2024 down 2.1% 13th
Number of infant deaths, female 24,982 2024 down 4.7% 13th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 1.96 years 2017 up 104.7% 205th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.4054 years 2018 up 82.0% 156th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.8058 GPI 2018 up 31.2% 140th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3267 years 2018 up 138.7% 153rd