Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 27.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 27.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 84th out of 92 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.9% | — |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +228.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +63.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.9% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mozambique was 27.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 84th out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release