Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 72.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 72.0% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 72.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.5% | — |
| 1993 | 42.2% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 36.1% | 43.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 42.4% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 58.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.1% | 72.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mozambique was 72.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release