Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 87.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique stood at 87.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique peaked at 88.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.2% | — |
| 1977 | 56.9% | +76.7% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 54.2% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 41.5% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.9% | 32.2% | 59.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 41.5% | 58.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 38.9% | 51.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 55.0% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.6% | 88.9% | 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 secondary, male in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Mozambique was 87.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Mozambique ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release