Tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tertiary education, academic staff was 28.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique, 1973–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique is 28.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique peaked at 28.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1973.
That places Mozambique 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18.4% | — |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.7% | 22.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.0% | 28.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 133 Palestine, State of 30.4% compare
- 134 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.3% compare
- 135 Bangladesh 29.1% compare
- 137 Uganda 28.4% compare
- 138 Nigeria 27.5% compare
- 139 Kuwait 27.3% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Mozambique was 28.4% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1973.
- How does Mozambique rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Mozambique ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.