School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola
Angola: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.86 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.86 million
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
31st
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.86 million
in 2025
All-time low
554,357
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola stood at 2.86 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola peaked at 2.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 554,357, in 1970.
Angola ranks 31st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 554,357 | — |
| 1971 | 579,739 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 606,157 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 632,152 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 657,040 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 680,657 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 702,375 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 723,404 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 745,172 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 768,807 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 793,819 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 817,179 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 837,359 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 855,696 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 875,241 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 899,413 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 928,993 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 962,180 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 996,445 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.95 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.69 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.27 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.47 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.57 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.67 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 2.86 million | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 664,986 | 554,357 | 768,807 | 10 |
| 1980s | 899,950 | 793,819 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.07 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.44 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.58 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million | 2.37 million | 2.86 million | 6 |
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More education data for Angola
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,539 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 48,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 172,255 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola was 2.86 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,357 in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 31st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release