Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Angola
Angola: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 39.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Angola, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Angola stood at 39.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Angola peaked at 78.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2017.
That places Angola 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | -3.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 39.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 69.8% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 25.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 33.9% | 40.8% | 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, male in Angola?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Angola was 39.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Angola ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release