Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 2.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique is 2.9%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mozambique peaked at 5.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Mozambique 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.5% | — |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +56.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -54.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -40.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +216.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +5417.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +118.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5417.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
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 2.9% 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 5.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mozambique ranks 76th out of 124 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 164.4%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release