Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9214 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.9214 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.9214 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5474 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5474 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.704 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7101 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7154 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7573 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7644 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7572 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7716 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7724 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7769 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7378 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7233 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7306 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7206 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7063 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7039 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7331 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7453 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7608 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7783 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8164 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8264 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8431 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8501 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8603 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8768 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8829 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8938 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8994 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9041 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9098 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9214 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6692 GPIA | 0.5474 GPIA | 0.7154 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7666 GPIA | 0.7572 GPIA | 0.7769 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.7039 GPIA | 0.7378 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.7453 GPIA | 0.8768 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9032 GPIA | 0.8829 GPIA | 0.9214 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 187 Equatorial Guinea 0.927 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9222 GPIA compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.9221 GPIA compare
- 191 Dominica 0.9177 GPIA compare
- 192 Mali 0.9117 GPIA compare
- 193 Cameroon 0.9095 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique was 0.9214 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9214 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5474 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mozambique ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release