Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 46.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique is 46.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique peaked at 46.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 76th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.4% | — |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +260.6% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 27.1% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 35.5% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 42.0% | 46.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1138 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.94 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1206 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mozambique was 46.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Mozambique ranks 76th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release