Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 33.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 33.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique peaked at 74.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.3% | — |
| 1999 | 72.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -14.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 33.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 33.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.1%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.4% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 51.1% | 74.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 40.4% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 33.8% | 39.5% | 2 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mozambique was 33.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release