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Mozambique Highest Literacy Rate

Name: Mozambique Literacy Rate
Creator: World Bank
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64.93% in 2025

Adult literacy rate · World Bank

The highest literacy rate in Mozambique was 64.93% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (64.93%), 2022 (61.68%), 2017 (60.66%), 2020 (59.78%), 2015 (56.04%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Mozambique Top 5 Highest Literacy Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	64.93%
2nd	2022	61.68%
3rd	2017	60.66%
4th	2020	59.78%
5th	2015	56.04%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	64.93%	+3.25pp	53rd
2022	61.68%	+1.90pp	40th
2020	59.78%	−0.88pp	40th
2017	60.66%	+4.62pp	38th
2015	56.04%	+5.46pp	41st
2009	50.58%	+2.42pp	29th
2003	48.16%	+9.45pp	10th
1997	38.71%	+11.71pp	3rd
1980	27.00%	–	20th

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