Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 29.26 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mozambique, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 29.26 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mozambique peaked at 29.26 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.21, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 65th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.81 | 13.21 | 22.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.94 | 19.24 | 29.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mozambique?
- Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mozambique was 29.26 in 2018, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 29.26 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.21 in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Mozambique ranks 65th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.