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.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.6% | — |
| 1972 | 67.9% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 70.0% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 76.0% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 159.8% | +110.4% |
| 1981 | 142.4% | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 133.4% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 120.5% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 105.1% | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 89.2% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.2% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 76.6% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 106.3% | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 113.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 112.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 113.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 128.4% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 120.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -2.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 86.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 86.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +110.4% | 76.0% | 159.8% |
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 |
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 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.