Mozambique: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Mozambique's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00931 on 2019 (from 0.93 to 0.94).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2019), the average change was +0.00394 and a typical year strayed about 0.00985 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00517 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 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 0.95 for 2023. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2018 to 2020 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.00344, against 0.00965 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

In 2020, Mozambique had the 72nd highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mozambique in the 2020 ranking

• Tonga — 68th of 73: 0.95
• Brazil — 69th of 73: 0.95
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 70th of 73: 0.95
• Mali — 72nd of 73: 0.91
• Guinea — 73rd of 73: 0.85

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 41 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.94 (2018)
• Benin — 0.93 (2021)
• Botswana — 0.98 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.02 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.01 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 0.94 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.9 (2019)
• Central African Republic — 0.77 (2017)
• Chad — 0.8 (2021)

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)
• Primary education, teachers — 133,644 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 116.09% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 122.22% (2022)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 55.27 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Mozambique's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.94 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 83.83% from 0.51 in 1973 (1.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.94 in 2020 and the lowest 0.51 in 1973.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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