Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.06 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.06 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Mozambique 42nd out of 211 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique was 1.06 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mozambique ranks 42nd out of 211 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 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