Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 74.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique peaked at 74.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 75th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.8% | — |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.8% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.6% | 67.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 70.8% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.5% | 74.0% | 2 |
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Mozambique was 74.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Mozambique ranks 75th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release