Completion rate, primary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Completion rate, primary education, female was 54.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
54.6%
World rank
80th
of 90 countries
All-time high
54.6%
in 2022
All-time low
9.7%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Completion rate, primary education, female in Mozambique, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 54.6% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 54.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2003.
Mozambique ranks 80th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 9.7% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.4% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 77 Côte d’Ivoire 64.1% compare
- 78 Haiti 57.8% compare
- 79 Senegal 57.6% compare
- 81 Malawi 54.0% compare
- 82 Madagascar, Republic of 53.6% compare
- 83 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 52.9% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Mozambique?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Mozambique was 54.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 80th out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release