Education in Niassa, Mozambique: official figures
50.7% of adults in Niassa could not read or write in 2022 (62.6% of women and 37.6% of men), 3rd highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 53.5%.
How many children go to primary school in Niassa?
Public primary schools in Niassa (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 485,211 pupils in 1,245 schools in 2025, 49.7% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Niassa?
There were 54 pupils per class in public primary schools in Niassa in 2025, joint 4th most crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Niassa?
Each primary teacher in Niassa had 74 pupils on average in 2025 (6,574 teachers), 4th most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Niassa go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Niassa enrolled 109,895 students in 2025, 47 for every 1,000 residents, 2nd lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Niassa compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Niassa ranks 3 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)
Niassa ranks 4 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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