Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique, 1973–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique is 0.0019 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0019 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +40.7% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 1998 | +38.5% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 168 Burkina Faso 0.002 units per person compare
- 169 Bhutan 0.002 units per person compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 0.0019 units per person compare
- 172 Malawi 0.0019 units per person compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 0.0018 units per person compare
- 174 Haiti 0.0018 units per person compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mozambique was 0.0019 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.