Education in Nampula, Mozambique: official figures
51.8% of adults in Nampula could not read or write in 2022 (65.4% of women and 37.5% of men), 2nd highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 52.4%.
How many children go to primary school in Nampula?
Public primary schools in Nampula (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 1,611,609 pupils in 2,376 schools in 2025, 49.8% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Nampula?
There were 71 pupils per class in public primary schools in Nampula in 2025, the most crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Nampula?
Each primary teacher in Nampula had 94 pupils on average in 2025 (17,135 teachers), the most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Nampula go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Nampula enrolled 379,797 students in 2025, 54 for every 1,000 residents, 5th lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Nampula compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Nampula ranks 2 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)
Nampula ranks 1 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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