Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Mozambique recorded 1.03 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5841 index, in 1981.
Mozambique ranks 57th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6288 index | 0.5841 index | 0.6927 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.742 index | 0.7063 index | 0.7546 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8072 index | 0.7408 index | 0.9295 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9994 index | 0.9526 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 558,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 564,146 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mozambique was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 index in 1981.
- How does Mozambique rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mozambique ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.