Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9652 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique, 1986–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.9652 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.9652 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7095 GPI, in 1989.
That places Mozambique 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.791 GPI | — |
| 1987 | 0.7273 GPI | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7279 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7095 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7589 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8711 GPI | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.783 GPI | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7483 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.763 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8579 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7952 GPI | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8381 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8536 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8844 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9274 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8913 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9246 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9495 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9114 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9497 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9206 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9449 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9609 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9434 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9462 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9652 GPI | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7389 GPI | 0.7095 GPI | 0.791 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7968 GPI | 0.7483 GPI | 0.8711 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8975 GPI | 0.8381 GPI | 0.9495 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9473 GPI | 0.9206 GPI | 0.9652 GPI | 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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.9652 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9652 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7095 GPI in 1989.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.