Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Angola
Angola: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.6409 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.6409 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola peaked at 0.6409 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4692 GPIA, in 2009.
Angola ranks 123rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4857 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.4692 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5592 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.583 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5529 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6409 GPIA | +15.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.6409 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.6409 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4774 GPIA | 0.4692 GPIA | 0.4857 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.565 GPIA | 0.5529 GPIA | 0.583 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 primary education or higher in Angola?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola was 0.6409 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6409 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4692 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Angola ranks 123rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 primary 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