Nampula is short of more than 3,000 teachers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Opais
Mozambique’s Nampula province is short of more than 3,000 teachers to serve nearly two million pupils, despite recruiting 351 teachers in 2026. More than 1,000 teachers also suffer from chronic illnesses, provincial director of education William Tunzine told the Lusa news agency, according to Opais.
Nampula province, Mozambique’s most populous, is short of more than 3,000 teachers despite recruiting 351 new teachers in 2026. The shortfall affects about two million pupils across 2,505 schools, provincial director of education William Tunzine said, as quoted by the Lusa news agency.
The provincial education sector has 33,242 civil servants and state employees, including 27,800 teachers. Recruitment this year has therefore not met staffing needs in education, according to local authorities cited by Lusa.
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