Average years of schooling among adults in Mozambique
Mozambique: Average years of schooling among adults was 4.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4.59 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Mozambique peaked at 4.59 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.54 years, in 1995.
That places Mozambique 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.54 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 years | 1.75 years | 2.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 years | 2.48 years | 3.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 years | 3.86 years | 4.59 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 172 Mauritania 4.85 years compare
- 173 Gambia 4.67 years compare
- 174 Madagascar 4.59 years compare
- 176 Nepal 4.5 years compare
- 177 Pakistan 4.32 years compare
- 178 Central African Republic 3.99 years compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.69 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Mozambique?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Mozambique was 4.59 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 years in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.