Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique stood at 93.7%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique peaked at 96.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 73.7% | — |
| 1978 | 89.6% | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 92.7% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 93.4% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 92.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 73.7% | 91.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 90.5% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 86.4% | 94.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 88.3% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.7% | 96.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
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 93.7% 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 96.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mozambique ranks 118th out of 217 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 down 1.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release