Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.7164 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7164 GPIA
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
100th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8098 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5903 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
5
2009–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.7164 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique peaked at 0.8098 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5903 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7215 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5903 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7944 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8098 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7164 GPIA | -11.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.7164 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7229 GPIA, 99% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.7164 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8636 GPIA, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7215 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6924 GPIA | 0.5903 GPIA | 0.7944 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7631 GPIA | 0.7164 GPIA | 0.8098 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 primary education or higher in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique was 0.7164 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8098 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5903 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mozambique ranks 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 primary 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