Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.3% | — |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 17.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.5%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 17.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 23.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 Costa Rica 18.0% compare
- 21 Nicaragua 18.0% compare
- 22 Jamaica 17.7% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 17.2% compare
- 25 Panama 16.6% compare
- 26 Republic of Moldova 15.9% compare
- 26 Moldova 15.9% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique was 17.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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