Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8098 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.8098 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
158th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.8681 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.2261 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
29
1973–2018
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique stood at 0.8098 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.8681 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2261 GPIA, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 158th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8275 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.4273 GPIA | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2261 GPIA | -47.1% |
| 1985 | 0.286 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2833 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3889 GPIA | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3739 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3723 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3505 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3279 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3506 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3696 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4095 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4524 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4482 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4814 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8681 GPIA | +80.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5998 GPIA | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6118 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6095 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.644 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6151 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6392 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6595 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7054 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7231 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7804 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8043 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8098 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6274 GPIA | 0.4273 GPIA | 0.8275 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2651 GPIA | 0.2261 GPIA | 0.286 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3627 GPIA | 0.3279 GPIA | 0.3889 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5201 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.709 GPIA | 0.6151 GPIA | 0.8098 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 155 Republic of Korea 0.8915 GPIA compare
- 156 Ukraine 0.8539 GPIA compare
- 157 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8225 GPIA compare
- 159 Rwanda 0.8043 GPIA compare
- 160 Kenya 0.7935 GPIA compare
- 161 Bangladesh 0.7715 GPIA compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique was 0.8098 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8681 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release