Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8348 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique is 0.8348 index, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.85 index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.39 index, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 88th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.39 index | — |
| 1997 | 0.61 index | +56.4% |
| 2003 | 0.67 index | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.71 index | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.79 index | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.85 index | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.84 index | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8348 index | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.39 index | 0.39 index | 0.39 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.69 index | 0.67 index | 0.71 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.82 index | 0.79 index | 0.85 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8374 index | 0.8348 index | 0.84 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 87 Pakistan 0.84 index compare
- 89 Liberia 0.8332 index compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 index compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 index compare
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.8348 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 index in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 index in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.