School enrollment, primary in Angola
Angola: School enrollment, primary was 86.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary in Angola stood at 86.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Angola peaked at 159.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1971.
That places Angola 183rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.1% | 62.6% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 109.6% | 82.8% | 159.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 70.8% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 110.6% | 106.3% | 113.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 120.9% | 113.9% | 128.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.7% | 89.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 96,016 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 87.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 86.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 49.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 16.32 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9367 GPI (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Angola?
- School enrollment, primary in Angola was 86.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 159.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Angola ranks 183rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.