The Mozambican government plans to inspect 5,250 schools across the country in 2027, equivalent to 35% of all educational establishments, an increase from the 4,880 units inspected in 2026, which accounted for 32.5%. This initiative aims to enhance oversight in education, improve teaching quality, combat irregularities, and ensure better service delivery to citizens.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Education and Culture, Edson Macuácua, on 9 November during the opening of the first National Training Seminar for Inspectors in Ponta do Ouro, Maputo Province, which saw the participation of 92 attendees. Macuácua emphasised the importance of inspectors being closely integrated with educational institutions and local communities. “The inspector’s place is in the school and with the community,” he asserted.
As part of its increased oversight efforts, the education sector will focus on the attendance of teachers and the quality of learning in general education. It will also address the practical components of training and employability in vocational education, in addition to ensuring the integrity of courses and academic standards in higher education.
In the cultural sector, inspections will concentrate on the preservation of heritage and the effective management of institutions within the sector. The government also reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy towards practices such as absenteeism, illegal fees, grade selling, sexual harassment, academic fraud, corruption, and misappropriation of public funds.
For 2027, priority inspections will be conducted in 220 institutions, while efforts to enhance the capabilities of the 234 inspectors currently active in the country will continue.
