Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.84 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.84
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
64th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.85
in 2017
All-time low
0.67
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2020
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique, 2003–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique stood at 0.84.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique peaked at 0.85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 2003.
Mozambique ranks 64th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.67 | — |
| 2009 | 0.71 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.79 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.84 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Mozambique was 0.84 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Mozambique ranks 64th out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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