Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola
Angola: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 19.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola is 19.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2004.
That places Angola 116th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.6% | — |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +68.0% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +56.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,539 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 48,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 172,255 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Angola was 19.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2004.
- How does Angola rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Angola ranks 116th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.