Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.3851 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3851 LPIA
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
95th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4752 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.2844 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.3851 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique peaked at 0.4752 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2844 LPIA, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 95th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.4173 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.2844 LPIA | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4206 LPIA | +47.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4752 LPIA | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3851 LPIA | -19.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3851 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3799 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3851 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6141 LPIA, 63% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4173 LPIA | 0.4173 LPIA | 0.4173 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3525 LPIA | 0.2844 LPIA | 0.4206 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4301 LPIA | 0.3851 LPIA | 0.4752 LPIA | 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 0.3851 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 0.4752 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2844 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mozambique ranks 95th out of 99 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 35.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release