Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.3106 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique stood at 0.3106 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique peaked at 0.4083 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2176 LPIA, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 97th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3472 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.2176 LPIA | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3728 LPIA | +71.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4083 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3106 LPIA | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3472 LPIA | 0.3472 LPIA | 0.3472 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2952 LPIA | 0.2176 LPIA | 0.3728 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3594 LPIA | 0.3106 LPIA | 0.4083 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
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 0.3106 LPIA 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 0.4083 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2176 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mozambique ranks 97th out of 100 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 42.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release