Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
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 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 28th 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 down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release