Mozambique's adult literacy rose from 27.0 % in 1980 to 61.7 % in 2022.
Mozambique's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 67.5 % in 1989 to 119.2 % in 2022.
Mozambique · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
53rd of 58 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 43.6 % in 1980 to 71.4 % in 2022.
Mozambique's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 6.1 % in 1980 to 37.2 % in 2017.
Mozambique's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.1 % in 1980 to 7.5 % in 2018.
Mozambique's children out of school, primary fell from 965,570 in 1989 to 64,247 in 2022.
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- Primary completion rateup +10.6 pts118th of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.3 pts104th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.4 pts108th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs163rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.9 yrs143rd of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.4 pts25th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +2.5 pts14th of 163*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +5.4 %88th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mozambique.