Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.5595 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.5595 GPIA
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
113th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.723 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4656 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.5595 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique peaked at 0.723 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4656 GPIA, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 113th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6701 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4656 GPIA | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.723 GPIA | +55.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5382 GPIA | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6807 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5595 GPIA | -17.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5595 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.459 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5595 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5184 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6701 GPIA | 0.6701 GPIA | 0.6701 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5756 GPIA | 0.4656 GPIA | 0.723 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6201 GPIA | 0.5595 GPIA | 0.6807 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique was 0.5595 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.723 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4656 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mozambique ranks 113th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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