Education in Inhambane, Mozambique: official figures
28.0% of adults in Inhambane could not read or write in 2022 (35.8% of women and 16.6% of men), 5th lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 29.2%.
How many children go to primary school in Inhambane?
Public primary schools in Inhambane (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 291,628 pupils in 886 schools in 2025, 49.2% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Inhambane?
There were 39 pupils per class in public primary schools in Inhambane in 2025, the least crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Inhambane?
Each primary teacher in Inhambane had 41 pupils on average in 2025 (7,074 teachers), the fewest pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Inhambane go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Inhambane enrolled 196,101 students in 2025, 121 for every 1,000 residents, the highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Inhambane compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Inhambane ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zambezia | 46.2% |
| 5 | Tete | 39.9% |
| 6 | Sofala | 34.9% |
| 7 | Inhambane | 28.0% |
| 8 | Gaza | 27.6% |
| 9 | Manica | 21.9% |
| 10 | Maputo Province | 8.6% |
Pupils per class, public primary schools (2025)
Inhambane ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per class, public primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sofala | 54 |
| 6 | Tete | 53 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 48 |
| 8 | Maputo Province | 47 |
| 9 | Manica | 46 |
| 10 | Gaza | 41 |
| 11 | Inhambane | 39 |
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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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