Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.911 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.911 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.911 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5259 GPI, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 148th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5259 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.6728 GPI | +27.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7165 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7319 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7422 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7014 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6881 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6717 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6674 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7121 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7264 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7439 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7629 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8037 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8148 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8349 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8386 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8486 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8644 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8703 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8799 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8855 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8905 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8968 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8979 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.911 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5993 GPI | 0.5259 GPI | 0.6728 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7302 GPI | 0.7165 GPI | 0.7422 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6881 GPI | 0.6674 GPI | 0.7121 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8042 GPI | 0.7264 GPI | 0.8644 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8903 GPI | 0.8703 GPI | 0.911 GPI | 7 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.911 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.911 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5259 GPI in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.