Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola
Angola: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 70.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 92nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.9% | — |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 43.9% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.9% | 63.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 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 70.9% 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 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Angola ranks 92nd out of 106 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 18.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release