Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola
Angola: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 1.05 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola is 1.05 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola peaked at 1.05 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 190,344 number, in 1970.
That places Angola 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 190,344 number | — |
| 1971 | 193,117 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 193,566 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 193,370 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 194,164 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 198,299 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 208,367 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 223,402 number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 240,836 number | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 257,781 number | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 270,532 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 282,894 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 291,809 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 298,678 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 305,057 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 313,026 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 325,334 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 338,974 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 353,220 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 367,138 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 379,652 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 394,904 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 410,047 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 424,685 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 438,339 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 450,552 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 465,894 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 480,400 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 494,176 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 507,180 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 519,561 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 536,701 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 554,282 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 572,299 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 590,623 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 609,090 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 633,521 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 660,238 number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 688,394 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 717,087 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 745,239 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 777,542 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 811,625 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 846,117 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 879,590 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 910,404 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 941,905 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 971,420 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 999,138 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million number | +2.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.05 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.05 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209,325 number | 190,344 number | 257,781 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,666 number | 270,532 number | 367,138 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 444,583 number | 379,652 number | 507,180 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 608,180 number | 519,561 number | 717,087 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 890,817 number | 745,239 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.05 million number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Angola was 1.05 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,344 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Angola ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.