Primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola

Angola: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1465 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1465 units per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
36th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2076 units per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0725 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
26
1971–2023

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola, 1971–2023

0.050.10.150.21971199720231971: 0.073 units per person1972: 0.079 units per person1973: 0.081 units per person1974: 0.087 units per person1980: 0.175 units per person1981: 0.154 units per person1982: 0.144 units per person1983: 0.13 units per person1984: 0.113 units per person1985: 0.089 units per person1986: 0.096 units per person1987: 0.096 units per person1988: 0.095 units per person1989: 0.095 units per person1990: 0.09 units per person1991: 0.082 units per person1992: 0.08 units per person1998: 0.089 units per person2007: 0.171 units per person2008: 0.182 units per person2009: 0.181 units per person2010: 0.183 units per person2011: 0.208 units per person2015: 0.2 units per person2021: 0.151 units per person2023: 0.146 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola is 0.1465 units per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.2076 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0725 units per person, in 1971.

Angola ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola, 1971 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0725 units per person
1972 0.0787 units per person +8.6%
1973 0.0808 units per person +2.6%
1974 0.0872 units per person +7.9%
1980 0.1747 units per person +100.4%
1981 0.1542 units per person -11.7%
1982 0.1438 units per person -6.7%
1983 0.1297 units per person -9.8%
1984 0.113 units per person -12.9%
1985 0.089 units per person -21.2%
1986 0.0961 units per person +8.0%
1987 0.0964 units per person +0.3%
1988 0.095 units per person -1.5%
1989 0.095 units per person +0.1%
1990 0.0895 units per person -5.8%
1991 0.0824 units per person -8.0%
1992 0.0796 units per person -3.3%
1998 0.0885 units per person +11.2%
2007 0.1713 units per person +93.4%
2008 0.1821 units per person +6.3%
2009 0.1805 units per person -0.9%
2010 0.1834 units per person +1.6%
2011 0.2076 units per person +13.2%
2015 0.1996 units per person -3.8%
2021 0.1511 units per person -24.3%
2023 0.1465 units per person -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0798 units per person 0.0725 units per person 0.0872 units per person 4
1980s 0.1187 units per person 0.089 units per person 0.1747 units per person 10
1990s 0.085 units per person 0.0796 units per person 0.0895 units per person 4
2000s 0.178 units per person 0.1713 units per person 0.1821 units per person 3
2010s 0.1969 units per person 0.1834 units per person 0.2076 units per person 3
2020s 0.1488 units per person 0.1465 units per person 0.1511 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 33 Chad 0.1502 units per person compare
  2. 34 Tonga 0.1502 units per person compare
  3. 35 Nigeria 0.1466 units per person compare
  4. 37 Kenya 0.1453 units per person compare
  5. 38 Ghana 0.1448 units per person compare
  6. 39 Marshall Islands 0.143 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Angola was 0.1465 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 0.2076 units per person in 2011.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0725 units per person in 1971.
How does Angola rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Angola ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.