Share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola
Angola: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 49.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola is 49.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola peaked at 50.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1998.
Angola ranks 182nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 36.8% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.5% | 50.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 179 Pakistan 51.9% compare
- 180 Ghana 50.2% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 184 Tanzania 47.8% compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
More education data for Angola
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 96,016 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.05 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 87.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Angola was 49.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1998.
- How does Angola rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Angola ranks 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.