Productivity vs. educational attainment in Mozambique
Mozambique: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Mozambique, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Mozambique peaked at 2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2011.
Mozambique ranks 127th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 124 Malawi 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 125 Yemen 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 128 Niger 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 130 Madagascar 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Mozambique?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Mozambique was 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2016.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Mozambique ranks 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.