Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6214 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique is 0.6214 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.6214 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3794 index, in 1984.
Mozambique ranks 160th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3844 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3817 index | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3858 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3794 index | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3829 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3916 index | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4087 index | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4254 index | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4556 index | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4839 index | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5105 index | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5415 index | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5567 index | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.57 index | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5847 index | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5926 index | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5891 index | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5919 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5993 index | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6066 index | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.602 index | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5862 index | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5741 index | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5728 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5659 index | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5703 index | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5716 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5808 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5887 index | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6028 index | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6128 index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6183 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.618 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6144 index | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6168 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6186 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6187 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6171 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6161 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6124 index | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6139 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6122 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.617 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6192 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6214 index | +0.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6214 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6214 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3995 index | 0.3794 index | 0.4556 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.562 index | 0.4839 index | 0.5993 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5819 index | 0.5659 index | 0.6066 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6154 index | 0.6028 index | 0.6187 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.616 index | 0.6122 index | 0.6214 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 index compare
- 158 Benin 0.6583 index compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 index compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 index compare
- 162 South Sudan 0.5112 index compare
- 163 Somalia 0.4334 index compare
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,468 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,468 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.6214 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6214 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3794 index in 1984.
- How does Mozambique rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.