Trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 99.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique, 2005–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 99.0% for trained teachers in primary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 47th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.6% | — |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.7%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 56.6% | 67.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 72.4% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 99.1% compare
- 46 Belarus 99.1% compare
- 48 Tonga 98.9% compare
- 49 Niger 98.2% compare
- 50 El Salvador 98.2% 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 trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Mozambique was 99.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Mozambique ranks 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.