Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.5702 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 0.5702 GPIA, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 0.6479 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4616 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6388 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6404 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6363 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6094 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5692 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6479 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6477 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6465 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6445 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6024 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5997 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5661 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5445 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.508 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.501 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4616 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5702 GPIA | +23.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5702 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6574 GPIA, 87% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5702 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6366 GPIA, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6388 GPIA | 0.6388 GPIA | 0.6388 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6271 GPIA | 0.5692 GPIA | 0.6479 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5359 GPIA | 0.4616 GPIA | 0.5997 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 0.5702 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 0.6479 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4616 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 50th out of 79 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 11.8%. 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 vocational 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