Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.5931 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5931 GPIA
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
127th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.7397 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4532 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 0.5931 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mozambique peaked at 0.7397 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4532 GPIA, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 127th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6019 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4532 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7397 GPIA | +63.2% |
| 2020 | 0.719 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5931 GPIA | -17.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5931 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5931 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5931 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6019 GPIA | 0.6019 GPIA | 0.6019 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5964 GPIA | 0.4532 GPIA | 0.7397 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6561 GPIA | 0.5931 GPIA | 0.719 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 0.5931 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 0.7397 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4532 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mozambique ranks 127th out of 134 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 30.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release