Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9524 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique, 1982–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique is 0.9524 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.9616 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5839 GPI, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 143rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.5839 GPI | — |
| 1983 | 0.6537 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7465 GPI | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7721 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7956 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7273 GPI | -8.6% |
| 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% |
| 1999 | 0.8358 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8574 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8921 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8675 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9598 GPI | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8608 GPI | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9195 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9585 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9105 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9373 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9274 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9616 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9389 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9201 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9524 GPI | +3.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.9524 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.9524 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 GPI, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7146 GPI | 0.5839 GPI | 0.7956 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7933 GPI | 0.7483 GPI | 0.8711 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9033 GPI | 0.8574 GPI | 0.9598 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9408 GPI | 0.9201 GPI | 0.9616 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mozambique was 0.9524 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9616 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5839 GPI in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Mozambique ranks 143rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.