Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 72.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique stood at 72.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 72.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 164th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.3% | — |
| 1982 | 36.6% | +293.2% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +35.7% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | -24.9% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -47.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +17.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 72.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 72.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +293.2% | 9.3% | 36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 28.7% | 46.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 13.6% | 29.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 15.7% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 50.6% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 61.7% | 72.4% | 2 |
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 primary education, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Mozambique was 72.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release