Education in Zambezia, Mozambique: official figures
46.2% of adults in Zambezia could not read or write in 2022 (62.0% of women and 28.1% of men), 4th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38.3%); in 2019/20 the rate was 50.1%.
How many children go to primary school in Zambezia?
Public primary schools in Zambezia (grades 1 to 6) enrolled 1,918,745 pupils in 3,779 schools in 2025, 48.9% of them girls (Mozambique: 7,318,949 pupils).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow big are primary school classes in Zambezia?
There were 61 pupils per class in public primary schools in Zambezia in 2025, 3rd most crowded of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 57).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many pupils does each teacher have in Zambezia?
Each primary teacher in Zambezia had 82 pupils on average in 2025 (23,286 teachers), 3rd most pupils per teacher of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 72).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many young people in Zambezia go to secondary school?
Public secondary schools in Zambezia enrolled 281,030 students in 2025, 45 for every 1,000 residents, the lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 64).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Zambezia compares with other provinces
Illiteracy rate (2022)
Zambezia ranks 4 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)
Zambezia ranks 3 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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