Mozambique Literacy Rate 1980-2023

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Mozambique literacy rate for 2021 was 63.42%, a 2.76% increase from 2017.
  • Mozambique literacy rate for 2017 was 60.66%, a 4.62% increase from 2015.
  • Mozambique literacy rate for 2015 was 56.04%, a 5.46% increase from 2009.
  • Mozambique literacy rate for 2009 was 50.58%, a 2.43% increase from 2003.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.70%
Tanzania 81.80%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.02%
Uganda 79.00%
Madagascar 77.25%
Rwanda 75.90%
Burundi 74.71%
Nepal 71.15%
Malawi 67.31%
Mozambique 63.42%
Comoros 61.99%
Gambia 58.06%
Senegal 56.30%
Guinea-Bissau 52.89%
Sierra Leone 47.70%
Burkina Faso 46.04%
Benin 45.84%
Guinea 45.33%
Niger 37.34%
Afghanistan 37.27%
Chad 26.76%
Mozambique Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2021 63.42% 2.76%
2017 60.66% 4.62%
2015 56.04% 5.46%
2009 50.58% 2.43%
2003 48.16% 9.45%
1997 38.71% 11.71%
1980 27.00% 11.71%