Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 74th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +72.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 71 Malta 0.9% compare
- 72 Ireland 0.9% compare
- 73 Switzerland 0.9% compare
- 75 Republic of Moldova 0.8% compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 0.8%
- 77 Madagascar 0.8% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mozambique ranks 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release