Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique

Mozambique: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9252 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9252 GPI
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
171st
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9252 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.7004 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
19
1994–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.811994200520171994: 0.702 GPI1995: 0.7 GPI1999: 0.73 GPI2000: 0.744 GPI2001: 0.759 GPI2002: 0.777 GPI2004: 0.813 GPI2005: 0.824 GPI2006: 0.84 GPI2007: 0.847 GPI2008: 0.858 GPI2009: 0.875 GPI2010: 0.881 GPI2011: 0.891 GPI2012: 0.896 GPI2013: 0.901 GPI2014: 0.907 GPI2015: 0.907 GPI2017: 0.925 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique stood at 0.9252 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique peaked at 0.9252 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7004 GPI, in 1995.

Mozambique ranks 171st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mozambique, 1994 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.7017 GPI
1995 0.7004 GPI -0.2%
1999 0.7305 GPI +4.3%
2000 0.7437 GPI +1.8%
2001 0.7593 GPI +2.1%
2002 0.7769 GPI +2.3%
2004 0.8132 GPI +4.7%
2005 0.824 GPI +1.3%
2006 0.84 GPI +1.9%
2007 0.8473 GPI +0.9%
2008 0.8576 GPI +1.2%
2009 0.8748 GPI +2.0%
2010 0.8809 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.8906 GPI +1.1%
2012 0.8957 GPI +0.6%
2013 0.9009 GPI +0.6%
2014 0.9067 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9072 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9252 GPI +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7109 GPI 0.7004 GPI 0.7305 GPI 3
2000s 0.8152 GPI 0.7437 GPI 0.8748 GPI 9
2010s 0.901 GPI 0.8809 GPI 0.9252 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 168 Nigeria 0.9383 GPI compare
  2. 169 Eswatini 0.9366 GPI compare
  3. 170 Algeria 0.9318 GPI compare
  4. 172 Ethiopia 0.9187 GPI compare
  5. 173 Benin 0.9136 GPI compare
  6. 174 Palau 0.9116 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mozambique was 0.9252 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.9252 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7004 GPI in 1995.
How does Mozambique rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Mozambique ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.