Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 13.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 13.2% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique peaked at 17.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 120th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +3797.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +68.2% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.2% | 17.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1138 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.94 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1206 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique was 13.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mozambique ranks 120th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.