Children out of school, primary in Angola
Angola: Children out of school, primary was 2.28 million in 2023. β Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Angola, 1982β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.23 million compare
- 4 Ethiopia 4.24 million compare
- 5 Sudan 3.17 million compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 2.01 million compare
- 8 Niger 1.88 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.62 million compare
More education data for Angola
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 96,016 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.