Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.5592 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5592 GPIA
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
121st
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.7348 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.1896 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
7
1980–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique stood at 0.5592 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mozambique peaked at 0.7348 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1896 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 121st out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1896 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.6188 GPIA | +226.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4874 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7348 GPIA | +50.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5335 GPIA | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7132 GPIA | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5592 GPIA | -21.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5592 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5296 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5592 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1896 GPIA | 0.1896 GPIA | 0.1896 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6188 GPIA | 0.6188 GPIA | 0.6188 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5853 GPIA | 0.4874 GPIA | 0.7348 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6362 GPIA | 0.5592 GPIA | 0.7132 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 0.5592 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 0.7348 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1896 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mozambique ranks 121st out of 132 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 14.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release