Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 25.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique peaked at 25.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.6% | — |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -70.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +36.7% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +8.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 25.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.1%, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 25.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -70.5% | 11.1% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 3.3% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 4.5% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 25.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Mozambique was 25.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Mozambique ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release