Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mozambique, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 5.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 92nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +40.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 5 |
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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique was 4.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release