School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9429 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.9429 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.9429 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5312 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5312 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7231 GPIA | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.738 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7261 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7731 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7977 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7786 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7577 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7901 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.785 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7764 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7642 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7562 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.751 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7321 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7385 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7281 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7146 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7088 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7268 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7295 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7421 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7579 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7749 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8141 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8267 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8444 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8525 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.863 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8791 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8908 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8946 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9063 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9053 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9152 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9186 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9203 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9249 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9338 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9429 GPIA | +1.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.9429 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.9429 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +36.1% | 0.5312 GPIA | 0.7231 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6796 GPIA | 0.5312 GPIA | 0.738 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7754 GPIA | 0.7562 GPIA | 0.7977 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7287 GPIA | 0.7088 GPIA | 0.751 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8172 GPIA | 0.7421 GPIA | 0.8791 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.906 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9249 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9384 GPIA | 0.9338 GPIA | 0.9429 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9452 GPIA compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.943 GPIA compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9417 GPIA compare
- 197 Fiji 0.9411 GPIA compare
- 198 Ethiopia 0.9346 GPIA 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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.9429 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9429 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5312 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release