Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 2.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.0% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2022.
That represents a change of down 51.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
Mozambique ranks 125th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2% | — |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +185.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Mozambique was 2.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Mozambique ranks 125th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.