Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 96.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique, 1994–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique is 96.3%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique peaked at 100.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1999.
Mozambique ranks 132nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.8% | — |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.2% | 60.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 63.7% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.3% | 100.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Mozambique was 96.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release