School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8931 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique stood at 0.8931 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.9048 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3952 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.6949 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.4836 GPIA | -30.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4184 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4006 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3952 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4074 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4369 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4829 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4949 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5254 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5312 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5839 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5804 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.614 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6249 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6076 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6244 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6101 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6089 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6292 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6392 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6827 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6732 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6995 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7135 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.732 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7699 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8004 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8475 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8736 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8866 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8912 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9048 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8931 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4994 GPIA | 0.4006 GPIA | 0.6949 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.4677 GPIA | 0.3952 GPIA | 0.5312 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6065 GPIA | 0.5804 GPIA | 0.6249 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 0.7699 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.871 GPIA | 0.8004 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.16 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.8931 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9048 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3952 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release