Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 68.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique stood at 68.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique peaked at 68.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 169th of 194 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, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.7% | — |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +319.2% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +49.1% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 23.3% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +17.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 68.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 68.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 | +319.2% | 5.7% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 19.5% | 37.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 10.7% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 12.2% | 50.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.4% | 55.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 58.5% | 68.6% | 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, female in Mozambique?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Mozambique was 68.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Mozambique ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release