Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola
Angola: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 86.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 86.7% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola peaked at 159.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1971.
That places Angola 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.1% | 62.6% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 109.6% | 82.8% | 159.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 70.8% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 110.6% | 106.3% | 113.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 120.9% | 113.9% | 128.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.7% | 89.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Angola
- Population ages 0-14 44.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 96,016 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.05 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 87.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola was 86.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 159.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Angola ranks 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.