Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Angola
Angola: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Angola, 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Angola stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Angola peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Angola 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +46.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -50.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +101.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +48.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +75.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 124 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 0.5% compare
- 128 Cape Verde 0.5% compare
- 129 Luxembourg 0.4% compare
- 130 Bhutan 0.4% compare
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Angola?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Angola was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Angola ranks 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release