The Mozambican Minister of Education and Culture announced today that the country requires approximately 73 billion meticais (987 million euros) to construct new classrooms and alleviate overcrowding in primary and secondary schools.
Speaking in Maputo, Minister Samaria Tovela detailed the specific financial breakdowns needed to address the issue across different educational tiers, noting that 61.6 billion meticais (824 million euros) is required for primary education decongestion, while an additional 12.4 billion meticais (162 million euros) is necessary to resolve the same issue at the secondary level.
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According to the minister, funding these new classrooms will systematically improve the student-to-teacher ratio across all districts in the country, admitting that the current situation is far more critical within primary education due to a significantly higher volume of students per class.
This financial appeal follows statements made by the minister in April, where she revealed that approximately 10,500 classes across the country were still being conducted outdoors. Tovela identified the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula, the central province of Zambézia, and the southern province of Maputo as the regions facing the most critical infrastructure deficits, assuring that the government is actively prioritizing investment in the hardest-hit areas.
