Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 119.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mozambique, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 119.2% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2022. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mozambique peaked at 119.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1972.
That places Mozambique 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 38.3% | 113.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 67.5% | 104.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 62.6% | 69.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 73.2% | 115.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 114.5% | 111.6% | 117.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.1% | 119.0% | 119.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
- 15 East Timor 119.7% compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 117.6% compare
- 18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 116.9% compare
- 19 Morocco 116.6% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.69 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mozambique?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mozambique was 119.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 119.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1972.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Mozambique ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.