Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.5745 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5745 GPIA
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
125th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.745 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.4539 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mozambique, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.5745 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mozambique peaked at 0.745 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4539 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 125th out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6064 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4539 GPIA | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7295 GPIA | +60.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5373 GPIA | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.745 GPIA | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5745 GPIA | -22.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5745 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4806 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5745 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6064 GPIA | 0.6064 GPIA | 0.6064 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5736 GPIA | 0.4539 GPIA | 0.7295 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6597 GPIA | 0.5745 GPIA | 0.745 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 upper secondary education or in Mozambique?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mozambique was 0.5745 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4539 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mozambique ranks 125th out of 137 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 upper secondary 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