Education in Tete, Mozambique: official figures
39.9% of adults in Tete could not read or write in 2022 (50.7% of women and 28.7% of men), 5th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 42.1%.
How many children go to primary school in Tete?
Public primary schools in Tete (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 670,958 pupils in 1,372 schools in 2025, 50.7% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Tete?
There were 53 pupils per class in public primary schools in Tete in 2025, 6th most crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Tete?
Each primary teacher in Tete had 67 pupils on average in 2025 (10,004 teachers), 6th most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Tete go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Tete enrolled 163,897 students in 2025, 49 for every 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Tete compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Tete ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nampula | 51.8% |
| 3 | Niassa | 50.7% |
| 4 | Zambezia | 46.2% |
| 5 | Tete | 39.9% |
| 6 | Sofala | 34.9% |
| 7 | Inhambane | 28.0% |
| 8 | Gaza | 27.6% |
Pupils per class, public primary schools (2025)
Tete ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per class, public primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zambezia | 61 |
| 4 | Niassa | 54 |
| 5 | Sofala | 54 |
| 6 | Tete | 53 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 48 |
| 8 | Maputo Province | 47 |
| 9 | Manica | 46 |
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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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