Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 36.54 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique stood at 36.54.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique peaked at 41.49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.74, in 1971.
That places Mozambique 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.14 | 16.74 | 19.6 | 3 |
| 1980s | 33.02 | 31.83 | 34.39 | 4 |
| 1990s | 33.54 | 32.31 | 34.39 | 6 |
| 2000s | 35.75 | 32.17 | 37.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.89 | 33.07 | 41.49 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Malawi 72.31 compare
- 2 Ethiopia 40.35 compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 37.28 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 35.1 compare
- 6 Eritrea 35.02 compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 34.3 compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 122.2% (2022)
- Labor force, female 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 15.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mozambique was 36.54 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 41.49 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 in 1971.
- How does Mozambique rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.