Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola
Angola: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 42.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola peaked at 80.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 49th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.8% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -4.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 42.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 42.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 73.2% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 40.7% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Angola was 42.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release