Government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Government expenditure on education, total was 6.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique peaked at 6.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 29th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Mozambique was 6.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.