Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Angola
Angola: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 68.18 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
68.18
World rank
108th
of 128 countries
All-time high
68.18
in 2023
All-time low
3
in 1950
Years of data
5
1950β2023
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Angola, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 68.18 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Angola peaked at 68.18 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1950.
Angola ranks 108th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.41 | 67.41 | 67.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.13 | 66.03 | 66.24 | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.18 | 68.18 | 68.18 | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Angola?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Angola was 68.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 68.18 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Angola ranks 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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