Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique
Mozambique: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.38 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.38 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique peaked at 0.42 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.22 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 48th out of 55 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.22 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.28 LPIA | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.35 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 LPIA | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 LPIA | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.385 LPIA | 0.35 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.38 LPIA | 0.38 LPIA | 0.38 LPIA | 1 |
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, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Mozambique was 0.38 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Mozambique ranks 48th out of 55 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release