Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique, 2005–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
That places Mozambique 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 7 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Mozambique was 0.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Mozambique ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release