Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9285 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique stood at 0.9285 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique peaked at 0.9285 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7125 GPIA, in 1995.
Mozambique ranks 185th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7159 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.7125 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7354 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7475 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7631 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7808 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8179 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8291 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8458 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8533 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8634 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8804 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8863 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9056 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9285 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7213 GPIA | 0.7125 GPIA | 0.7354 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8201 GPIA | 0.7475 GPIA | 0.8804 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9056 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 182 Tajikistan 0.9371 GPIA compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
- 184 Eswatini 0.9313 GPIA compare
- 186 Benin 0.9248 GPIA compare
- 187 Mali 0.9195 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9152 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mozambique was 0.9285 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9285 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Mozambique ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release