Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 47.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique is 47.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique peaked at 47.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1983.
That places Mozambique 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.8% | — |
| 1979 | 21.9% | -33.2% |
| 1981 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 47.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 47.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -33.2% | 32.8% | 21.9% |
| 2007 | +26.8% | 26.4% | 33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 21.9% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 25.7% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 39.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mozambique was 47.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1983.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Mozambique ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.