Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 97.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 97.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 97.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1999.
Mozambique ranks 163rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.3% | — |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +2.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 97.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 97.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 84.9% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.9% | 97.8% | 7 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique was 97.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release