Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 89.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique stood at 89.4%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique peaked at 90.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1995.
Mozambique ranks 158th 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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 43.5% | — |
| 1995 | 43.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.4% | 43.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 47.6% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.8% | 90.9% | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mozambique was 89.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release