Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique
Mozambique: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 78.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique is 78.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique peaked at 79.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64.0% | — |
| 1997 | 59.5% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.4% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.5% | 78.4% | 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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mozambique was 78.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Mozambique ranks 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.