Progress in attaining the Millennium
Development Goals in Mozambique
1990 1995 2000 2007
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Employment to population ratio, aged 15+, total (%)
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79
78
77
Employment to population ratio, aged 15–24, total (%)
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61
58
55
Income share held by lowest 20%
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Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children
under 5)
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of
population)
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Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
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Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
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Literacy rate, female youth (% of females, aged 15–24)
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Literacy rate, male youth (% of males, aged 15–24)
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Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)
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32
40
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age
group)
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16
42
Total enrolment, primary (% net)
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56
77
Proportion of seats held by women in Parliament (%)
16
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25
35
Ratio of female to male enrolments in tertiary education
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49
Ratio of female to male primary enrolment
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75
86
Ratio of female to male secondary enrolment
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63
72
Ratio of young literate females to males (% aged
15–24)
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11.4
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Immunisation, measles (% of children aged 12–23
months)
59
71
71
77
Mortality rate, infant (per 1 000 live births)
158
145
122
96
Mortality rate, children under 5 (per 1 000)
235
212
178
138
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1 000 women aged
15–19)
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153
155
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
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Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Share of women employed in the non-agricultural sector (% of total non-agricultural employment)
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
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