Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 2.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique, 2009β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 46.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mozambique peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2009.
That places Mozambique 126th out of 129 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2022)
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 2.7% 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 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mozambique ranks 126th out of 129 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 38.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release