Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.7% 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 98.7% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 98.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 education enrolled in in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.8% | — |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 88.8% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,577 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.85 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
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 98.7% 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 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 156th out of 197 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 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release