Government expenditure on education, total in Angola
Angola: Government expenditure on education, total was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Angola, 1985–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on education, total in Angola stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Angola peaked at 5.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2019.
That places Angola 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.1% | — |
| 1986 | 5.7% | +39.9% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -49.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Angola
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Angola?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Angola was 2.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Angola ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.