Primary education, pupils (% female) in Angola
Angola: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 46.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Angola, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Angola is 46.9%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Angola peaked at 48.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1971.
That places Angola 183rd out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35.7% | — |
| 1972 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | +28.4% |
| 1983 | 45.5% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +20.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils (% female) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28.4% | 36.4% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 35.7% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 46.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 45.6% | 48.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 45.8% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 38.9% | 46.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 63.07 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 63.24 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Angola?
- Primary education, pupils in Angola was 46.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for primary education, pupils?
- Angola ranks 183rd out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.