School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9136 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique is 0.9136 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.9136 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5469 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5469 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7106 GPIA | +29.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7178 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7025 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7383 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7611 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7428 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7485 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.749 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7262 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7098 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7206 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7134 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6996 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6971 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7228 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7341 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7504 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.765 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.803 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8291 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8366 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.847 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8645 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8723 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8845 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8976 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9052 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9136 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6695 GPIA | 0.5469 GPIA | 0.7178 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7483 GPIA | 0.7383 GPIA | 0.7611 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7128 GPIA | 0.6971 GPIA | 0.7262 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8046 GPIA | 0.7341 GPIA | 0.8645 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8955 GPIA | 0.8723 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 117,340 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique was 0.9136 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9136 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5469 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mozambique ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release