Education in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: official figures
61.1% of adults in Cabo Delgado could not read or write in 2022 (74.5% of women and 46.8% of men), the highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 52.4%.
How many children go to primary school in Cabo Delgado?
Public primary schools in Cabo Delgado (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 571,072 pupils in 856 schools in 2025, 49.4% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Cabo Delgado?
There were 70 pupils per class in public primary schools in Cabo Delgado in 2025, 2nd most crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Cabo Delgado?
Each primary teacher in Cabo Delgado had 88 pupils on average in 2025 (6,485 teachers), 2nd most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Cabo Delgado go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Cabo Delgado enrolled 141,689 students in 2025, 49 for every 1,000 residents, 4th lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Cabo Delgado compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Cabo Delgado ranks 1 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Delgado | 61.1% |
| 2 | Nampula | 51.8% |
| 3 | Niassa | 50.7% |
| 4 | Zambezia | 46.2% |
| 5 | Tete | 39.9% |
| 6 | Sofala | 34.9% |
| 7 | Inhambane | 28.0% |
Pupils per class, public primary schools (2025)
Cabo Delgado ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per class, public primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nampula | 71 |
| 2 | Cabo Delgado | 70 |
| 3 | Zambezia | 61 |
| 4 | Niassa | 54 |
| 5 | Sofala | 54 |
| 6 | Tete | 53 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 48 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique: Relatorio Final do Inquerito sobre Orcamento Familiar - IOF 2022 (Household Budget Survey 2022 final report): Quadros 4.2, 4.11, 6.3, 6.8, 7.5, 7.6, 7.9, 8.2, 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70a1687d340c…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique: Anuario Estatistico 2025 (Statistical Yearbook 2025): Quadros 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.16, 2.4.1, 5.1.6 and 5.6.1 by province, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 25e1129ec762…)
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