Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Angola
Angola: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.5822 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5822 GPIA
World rank
118th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.6071 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.4099 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Angola, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.5822 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Angola peaked at 0.6071 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4099 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Angola 118th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4099 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5453 GPIA | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6071 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5212 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5822 GPIA | +11.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.5822 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.5822 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4099 GPIA | 0.4099 GPIA | 0.4099 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5579 GPIA | 0.5212 GPIA | 0.6071 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5822 GPIA | 0.5822 GPIA | 0.5822 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 115 Cameroon 0.608 GPIA compare
- 116 Pakistan 0.6021 GPIA compare
- 117 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5889 GPIA compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 120 Cambodia 0.5669 GPIA compare
- 121 Mozambique 0.5592 GPIA compare
More education data for Angola
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 63.07 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 63.24 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Angola?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Angola was 0.5822 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6071 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4099 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Angola rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Angola ranks 118th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release