Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mozambique peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 54th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.34 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 1 GPIA 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 1.34 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Mozambique ranks 54th out of 126 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 down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release