Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9498 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.9498 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.9498 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5316 GPIA, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 190th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5316 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7231 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 0.738 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7768 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7722 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7625 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7577 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7696 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7683 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7689 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7642 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7619 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.751 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7416 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7463 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.735 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7215 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7163 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7351 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7396 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7533 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7694 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7878 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8263 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8388 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8559 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8737 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8891 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8932 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8997 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9028 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9064 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9115 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9229 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.9498 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.959 GPIA, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.9498 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9771 GPIA, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +36.0% | 0.5316 GPIA | 0.7231 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6857 GPIA | 0.5316 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7669 GPIA | 0.7577 GPIA | 0.7768 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7358 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.751 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.7533 GPIA | 0.8891 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.8932 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.9438 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 188 Reunion 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 189 Montserrat 0.9499 GPIA compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 192 Serbia 0.9482 GPIA compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9459 GPIA compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.9498 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9498 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5316 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release