School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola
Angola: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.51 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.51 million number
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
31st
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.51 million number
in 2020
All-time low
592,696 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Angola recorded 2.51 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola peaked at 2.51 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 592,696 number, in 1970.
That places Angola 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 592,696 number | — |
| 1971 | 623,106 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 655,994 number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 690,519 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 721,708 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 741,427 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 743,393 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 742,860 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 745,182 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 756,995 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 783,410 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 828,292 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 884,275 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 944,261 number | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.31 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.41 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.51 million number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.90 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.96 million number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million number | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 1.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million number | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million number | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 701,388 number | 592,696 number | 756,995 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 999,516 number | 783,410 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million number | 1.54 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million number | 1.70 million number | 2.41 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 million number | 2.51 million number | 2.51 million number | 1 |
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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 2.51 million number in 2020, 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 2.51 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 592,696 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.