Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 0.9814 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique stood at 0.9814 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique peaked at 0.9814 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5839 GPIA, in 1982.
That places Mozambique 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.5839 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.6537 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7465 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7721 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7956 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7273 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7279 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7095 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7589 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8711 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.783 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7483 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.763 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8358 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8574 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8921 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8675 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9598 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8608 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9195 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9585 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9105 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9373 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9274 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9616 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9389 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9201 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9524 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9814 GPIA | +3.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.9814 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.9814 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7146 GPIA | 0.5839 GPIA | 0.7956 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.7483 GPIA | 0.8711 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.8574 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.9814 GPIA | 8 |
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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Mozambique was 0.9814 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9814 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5839 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Mozambique ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release