Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.661 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.661
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
112th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.7541
in 2015
All-time low
0.1769
in 1980
Years of data
7
1980–2022
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique stood at 0.661.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique peaked at 0.7541 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1769, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 112th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1769 | — |
| 2009 | 0.6118 | +245.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5851 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7541 | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6017 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7347 | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.661 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1769 | 0.1769 | 0.1769 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6118 | 0.6118 | 0.6118 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.647 | 0.5851 | 0.7541 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6979 | 0.661 | 0.7347 | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Mozambique was 0.661 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7541 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1769 in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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