Mozambique: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.4% in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,516 a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 143,362 for 2025. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2022 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3,617, against 7,893 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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Closest to Mozambique in the 2022 ranking

• Colombia — 1st of 7: 180,781
• Benin — 3rd of 7: 59,742
• Liberia — 4th of 7: 37,210
• Botswana — 5th of 7: 16,622

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 44 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 96,016 (2023)
• Benin — 59,742 (2022)
• Botswana — 16,622 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 91,764 (2024)
• Burundi — 43,226 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 3,031 (2022)
• Cameroon — 121,453 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 9,756 (2016)
• Chad — 54,801 (2024)
• Comoros — 3,952 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 561,172 (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Mozambique

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 7.66 million (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 119.16% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 116.09% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 122.22% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.94 (2020)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

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Questions people ask

What is Mozambique's primary education, teachers?

133,644 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,751% from 7,220 in 1971 (5.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 133,644 in 2022 and the lowest 7,220 in 1971.

Where is Mozambique's primary education, teachers heading?

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,516 a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 9 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 143,362 for 2025. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2022 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3,617, against 7,893 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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