Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female was 99.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 99.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 49th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67.4% | — |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 99.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.3%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 99.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +27.7% | 67.4% | 86.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 67.4% | 86.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 81.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.5% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique was 99.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Mozambique ranks 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release