Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 76.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique stood at 76.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 76.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 151st 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, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12.7% | — |
| 1982 | 48.4% | +280.1% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | +28.7% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -47.4% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +17.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 76.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.6%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 76.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +280.1% | 12.7% | 48.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 36.5% | 56.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 16.5% | 36.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 19.2% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.8% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 65.0% | 76.2% | 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, male in Mozambique?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Mozambique was 76.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release