- Half (50%) of Mozambican men report having secondary or post-secondary education, compared to 38% of women. Women are also twice as likely as men to lack formal education altogether (17% vs. 8%) (Figure 1).
- About three in 10 Mozambicans (31%) say girls “often” or “always” face discrimination, harassment, or requests for sexual favours from teachers, while two thirds (67%) say this happens “rarely” or “never.” And 22% of respondents say boys’ education is “often” or “always” prioritised over girls’ (Figure 2).
- Among working-age adults (aged-18-65), men are roughly three times more likely than women to be employed: 22% of men are in part-time (12%) or full-time (10%) employment, compared to 8% of women (Figure 3).
- More than six in 10 men (62%) and women (61%) are jobless and looking for work.
- Three in 10 citizens (30%) say women are “often” or “always” barred by their spouses or family members from taking paid employment (Figure 4).
- Employers’ preference for hiring men is cited as the main barrier to women entering and moving up in the workforce by both women (31%) and men (25%), followed by a lack of remote or flexible work arrangements (cited by 13% of women and 20% of men) (Figure 5).
Mozambican women are less likely than men to have secondary or post-secondary education or be in part-time or full-time employment, the latest Afrobarometer study reveals. Girls and women also face additional hurdles in attending school and getting work.
Half of Mozambican men report having secondary or post-secondary education, compared to fewer than four in 10 women, while women are twice as likely as men to lack formal education altogether.
Three in 10 citizens say girls are frequently subjected to discrimination or harassment at school, while almost one-fourth say boys’ education is routinely prioritised over girls’.
Among working-age adults, men are nearly three times more likely than women to be working full time or part time. But unemployment is a challenge for both genders: More than six in 10 women and men report not having work and looking for a job.
Women face additional obstacles in finding employment: Three in 10 respondents say women are “often” or “always” barred by their spouses or other family members from taking paid employment.
Citizens point to employers’ preference for hiring men and a lack of remote or flexible work arrangements as the main barriers to women entering and moving up in the workforce.