Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5841 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.03 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5841 modelled data, in 1981.
Mozambique ranks 57th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5841 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5918 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5983 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6065 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6223 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6332 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6564 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.674 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6927 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7063 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7243 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7407 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7496 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7546 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.749 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7504 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7501 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7474 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7475 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7438 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7408 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7435 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7534 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7713 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7957 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8283 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8659 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8995 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9295 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9526 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9699 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9804 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9911 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6288 modelled data | 0.5841 modelled data | 0.6927 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.742 modelled data | 0.7063 modelled data | 0.7546 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8072 modelled data | 0.7408 modelled data | 0.9295 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9994 modelled data | 0.9526 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mozambique rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release