Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola
Angola: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 83.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 83.0% 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 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola peaked at 83.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 85th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.3% | — |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 58.6% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 72.7% | 76.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 86.74 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
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 83.0% 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 83.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Angola ranks 85th out of 108 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 14.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release