Children out of school, primary in Angola

Angola: Children out of school, primary was 2.28 million in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.28 million
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.28 million
in 2023
All-time low
388,327
in 2008
Years of data
8
1982–2023

Children out of school, primary in Angola, 1982–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1982200220231982: 446.8k1983: 495.7k1998: 900.5k2008: 388.3k2009: 446.2k2010: 443.7k2011: 483.7k2023: 2.3M

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Angola is 2.28 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 371.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Angola peaked at 2.28 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 388,327, in 2008.

That places Angola 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 471,216 446,761 495,672 2
1990s 900,507 900,507 900,507 1
2000s 417,273 388,327 446,219 2
2010s 463,739 443,738 483,740 2
2020s 2.28 million 2.28 million 2.28 million 1

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.23 million compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 4.24 million compare
  3. 5 Sudan 3.17 million compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 2.01 million compare
  5. 8 Niger 1.88 million compare
  6. 9 Philippines 1.62 million compare

See the full ranking of 202 places β†’

More education data for Angola

All data for Angola β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary in Angola?
Children out of school, primary in Angola was 2.28 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2023.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 388,327 in 2008.
How does Angola rank for children out of school, primary?
Angola ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 371.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.