Inequality in education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Inequality in education was 0.3433 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in education in Mozambique, 2011–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.69 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Mozambique?
- Inequality in education in Mozambique was 0.3433 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.