Inequality in education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Inequality in education was 0.3433 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3433
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
37th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3827
in 2020
All-time low
0.308
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Inequality in education in Mozambique, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Mozambique stood at 0.3433.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Mozambique peaked at 0.3827 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.308, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 37th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.308 | — |
| 2012 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3723 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3723 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3723 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3723 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3723 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3827 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3827 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.334 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3433 | +2.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3433 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3433 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3438 | 0.308 | 0.3723 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3606 | 0.334 | 0.3827 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Mozambique?
- Inequality in education in Mozambique was 0.3433 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3827 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.308 in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for inequality in education?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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