School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9095 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique stood at 0.9095 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.9095 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5485 GPIA, in 1973.
Mozambique ranks 158th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5485 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7102 GPIA | +29.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7601 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7474 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7483 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7186 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7112 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6972 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6946 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7211 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7314 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.748 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7627 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7995 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8086 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8296 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.832 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8421 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8587 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8663 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8767 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8839 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8902 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8969 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9095 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6293 GPIA | 0.5485 GPIA | 0.7102 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7519 GPIA | 0.7474 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7085 GPIA | 0.6946 GPIA | 0.7211 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8014 GPIA | 0.7314 GPIA | 0.8587 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8889 GPIA | 0.8663 GPIA | 0.9095 GPIA | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mozambique was 0.9095 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9095 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5485 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release