Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola
Angola: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola is 28.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola peaked at 55.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.1% | — |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 21.8% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 13.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 39 Guyana 30.1% compare
- 40 Malawi 29.3% compare
- 41 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.2% compare
- 43 El Salvador 28.6% compare
- 44 Montserrat 25.2% compare
- 45 Bahamas 24.4% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Angola was 28.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Angola ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release