Background:

• Official name: Republic of Mozambique¹
• Location: Southeast Africa, bordered by Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and South Africa, with 2,515 km coastline on the Indian Ocean²
• Population: Total 34.63 million (Male 48.52% / Female 51.48%)³
• Capital: Maputo4
• Official language: Portuguese⁵
• Economic structure: Lower-middle-income country with challenges including management inefficiencies, protracted conflicts in the north, recurrent natural disasters, and rising socio-economic vulnerabilities⁶
• Political status: Multiparty democratic republic since 1990⁷

Membership of Regional Economic Communities (RECs):

• African Union (AU)
• Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
• Commonwealth of Nations

Additional Resources:

• Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC)
• Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTESTP)
• National Institute of Statistics (INE), 2023
• Strategic Education Plan (2020-2029)

Sources:

1. Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique
2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
3. UN Population Division: World Population Prospects 2024
4. Government of Mozambique
5. Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC)
6. World Bank
7. Government of Mozambique