Education in Sofala, Mozambique: official figures
34.9% of adults in Sofala could not read or write in 2022 (49.0% of women and 18.6% of men), 6th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 36.8%.
How many children go to primary school in Sofala?
Public primary schools in Sofala (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 527,269 pupils in 962 schools in 2025, 48.5% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Sofala?
There were 54 pupils per class in public primary schools in Sofala 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 Sofala?
Each primary teacher in Sofala had 68 pupils on average in 2025 (7,785 teachers), 5th most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Sofala go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Sofala enrolled 198,047 students in 2025, 70 for every 1,000 residents, 6th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Sofala compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Sofala ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Niassa | 50.7% |
| 4 | Zambezia | 46.2% |
| 5 | Tete | 39.9% |
| 6 | Sofala | 34.9% |
| 7 | Inhambane | 28.0% |
| 8 | Gaza | 27.6% |
| 9 | Manica | 21.9% |
Pupils per class, public primary schools (2025)
Sofala ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per class, public primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cabo Delgado | 70 |
| 3 | Zambezia | 61 |
| 4 | Niassa | 54 |
| 5 | Sofala | 54 |
| 6 | Tete | 53 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 48 |
| 8 | Maputo Province | 47 |
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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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