Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.6498 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.6498 GPIA
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
87th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7594 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.5911 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.6498 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique peaked at 0.7594 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5911 GPIA, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6961 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5911 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7594 GPIA | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6426 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7324 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6498 GPIA | -11.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6498 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6714 GPIA, 97% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6498 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6961 GPIA | 0.6961 GPIA | 0.6961 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6644 GPIA | 0.5911 GPIA | 0.7594 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6911 GPIA | 0.6498 GPIA | 0.7324 GPIA | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique was 0.6498 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7594 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5911 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mozambique ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release