Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.2% 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 70.2%.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mozambique peaked at 91.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 117th out of 188 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 education enrolled in in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.8% | — |
| 2000 | 71.6% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 71.6% | 91.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 70.2% | 91.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 114 Dominican Republic 72.5% compare
- 115 Albania 71.6% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 70.9%
- 118 Ukraine 69.4% compare
- 119 Malta 69.0% compare
- 120 New Zealand 68.7% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,577 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.85 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
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 70.2% 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 91.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mozambique ranks 117th out of 188 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 23.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release