Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 75.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique stood at 75.9%.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 93.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.2% | — |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -17.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 75.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.8%, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 75.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 76.1% | 93.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 75.9% | 93.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique was 75.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release