Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.3766 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3766 GPIA
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
89th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.5149 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.2636 GPIA
in 2009
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 0.3766 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique peaked at 0.5149 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2636 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Mozambique 89th out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2636 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.3152 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3836 GPIA | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3426 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5149 GPIA | +50.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3766 GPIA | -26.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3766 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3942 GPIA, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3766 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4326 GPIA, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2636 GPIA | 0.2636 GPIA | 0.2636 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3471 GPIA | 0.3152 GPIA | 0.3836 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4458 GPIA | 0.3766 GPIA | 0.5149 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 0.3766 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 0.5149 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2636 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 94 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 19.5%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release