Education in Mozambique Joined Commonwealth: 1995 Population:
22,894,000 (2009) GDP p.c. growth: 4.3% p.a. 1990-2009 UN HDI
2010: world ranking 165 Net primary enrolment: 90.7% (2009) Net
secondary enrolment: 14.7% (2009) Adult literacy: 55.1% (2009)
Net enrolment rates at primary and secondary level are 90.7% and
14.7%, respectively (2009). The first seven years of compulsory
education are free beginning from the age of six. Some 35% of
pupils complete primary school (2009). The primary school pupil-
teacher ratio is 61:1 and 38:1 for secondary (2009). The adult
literacy rate is 55.1% (2009). The academic year begins in
January and Portuguese is the main language of instruction. The
combined gross enrolment ratio at all levels of education is
58.8% (2008). In terms of overall enrolment levels relative to
the total population, Mozambique has one of the smallest
tertiary education sectors in the world. Nonetheless, the
country’s higher education sector is growing. The country’s
first national university, The Ed