Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 26.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique, 1983–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 26.1% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique peaked at 26.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1999.
Mozambique ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.6% | — |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -70.8% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 2.7% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.1% | 26.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mozambique was 26.1% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Mozambique ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.