Share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of the population with completed tertiary education was 0.5 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.5 for share of the population with completed tertiary education in 2020.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique peaked at 0.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
Mozambique ranks 109th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0.1 | — |
| 1960 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 | — |
| 1990 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.3, 22% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.3, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -100.0% | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | +100.0% | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
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 the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique?
- Share of the population with completed tertiary education in Mozambique was 0.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with completed tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population with completed tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of the population with completed tertiary education?
- Mozambique ranks 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with completed tertiary education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with completed tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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