Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique
Mozambique: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 25.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique, 1997–2023
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2023, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique peaked at 25.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +129.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +123.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.3% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 86 Ghana 27.8% compare
- 87 Tajikistan 27.1% compare
- 88 Senegal 25.6% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 91 Pakistan 25.0% compare
- 92 Timor-Leste 24.1% 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 modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Mozambique was 25.4% in 2023, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.