Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.503 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique, 1992–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.503 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique peaked at 0.503 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3435 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 131st out of 153 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3823 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.423 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4047 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4309 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3435 GPIA | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3702 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3702 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3707 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3652 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4035 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4149 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4136 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4112 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4558 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4768 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4884 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4954 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.496 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4974 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.503 GPIA | +1.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.503 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6052 GPIA, 83% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.503 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6829 GPIA, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3969 GPIA | 0.3435 GPIA | 0.4309 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3973 GPIA | 0.3652 GPIA | 0.4558 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4928 GPIA | 0.4768 GPIA | 0.503 GPIA | 6 |
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Mozambique was 0.503 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.503 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3435 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Mozambique ranks 131st out of 153 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release