School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8098 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique is 0.8098 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.8681 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2261 GPIA, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8275 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.4273 GPIA | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2261 GPIA | -47.1% |
| 1985 | 0.286 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2833 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3889 GPIA | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3739 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3723 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3505 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3279 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3506 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3696 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4095 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4524 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4482 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4814 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8681 GPIA | +80.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5998 GPIA | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6118 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6095 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.644 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6151 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6392 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6594 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7054 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7231 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7729 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8043 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8098 GPIA | +0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.8098 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.8098 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +80.3% | 0.4814 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA |
| 1977 | -48.4% | 0.8275 GPIA | 0.4273 GPIA |
| 1982 | -47.1% | 0.4273 GPIA | 0.2261 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6274 GPIA | 0.4273 GPIA | 0.8275 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2651 GPIA | 0.2261 GPIA | 0.286 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3627 GPIA | 0.3279 GPIA | 0.3889 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5201 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7081 GPIA | 0.6151 GPIA | 0.8098 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.8098 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8681 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release