Secondary education, teachers in Mozambique
Mozambique: Secondary education, teachers was 31.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 31.3% for secondary education, teachers in 2017.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Mozambique peaked at 55.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2006.
Mozambique ranks 169th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 55.3% | — |
| 1982 | 22.2% | -59.9% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 18.9% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.9% | 31.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 166 Japan 32.7% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% compare
- 170 Ghana 31.1% compare
- 171 Eritrea 31.0% compare
- 172 Bangladesh 28.7% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Mozambique?
- Secondary education, teachers in Mozambique was 31.3% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2006.
- How does Mozambique rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Mozambique ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.