Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 17.8% 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
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique stood at 17.8%.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique peaked at 21.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 125th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9% | — |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +1641.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 17.8% | 21.8% | 2 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mozambique was 17.8% 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 21.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mozambique ranks 125th out of 134 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 28.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.