Adolescents out of school, female in Angola
Angola: Adolescents out of school, female was 23.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adolescents out of school, female in Angola, 1982–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Angola is 23.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Angola peaked at 29.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2023.
Angola ranks 35th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adolescents out of school, female in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.2% | — |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -18.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 23.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Angola's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 28.9% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,250 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 547,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 422,807 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,821 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.59 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.38 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 17.64 % change on previous year (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Angola?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Angola was 23.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Angola ranks 35th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.