Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 108th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 105 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
- 105 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 107 Kiribati 0.9% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9% compare
- 110 Croatia 0.9% compare
- 111 Belgium 0.9% compare
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 primary education in public institutions in Mozambique?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mozambique was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Mozambique ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 primary 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