School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8058 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique stood at 0.8058 GPI.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.8684 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2492 GPI, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 140th of 177 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, gender parity index (GPI) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.821 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.501 GPI | -39.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2492 GPI | -50.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2952 GPI | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2747 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3289 GPI | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3154 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3149 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2979 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2811 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3341 GPI | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3551 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.396 GPI | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.441 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4429 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4792 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8684 GPI | +81.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6018 GPI | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6143 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6117 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6453 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6156 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.638 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.657 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7021 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7195 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7662 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8006 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8058 GPI | +0.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.8058 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.8058 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +81.2% | 0.4792 GPI | 0.8684 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.661 GPI | 0.501 GPI | 0.821 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.273 GPI | 0.2492 GPI | 0.2952 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3076 GPI | 0.2811 GPI | 0.3289 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5145 GPI | 0.3341 GPI | 0.8684 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7056 GPI | 0.6156 GPI | 0.8058 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.8058 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8684 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2492 GPI in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.