School age population, lower secondary education, female in Angola
Angola: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.43 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
31st
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.43 million
in 2025
All-time low
258,486
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Angola, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Angola recorded 1.43 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Angola peaked at 1.43 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 258,486, in 1970.
That places Angola 31st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 258,486 | — |
| 1971 | 271,441 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 285,356 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 299,547 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 313,636 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 327,496 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 340,710 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 353,803 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 367,362 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 381,781 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 396,625 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 409,885 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 420,851 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 430,295 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 439,906 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 451,856 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 466,520 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 482,962 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 499,958 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 518,169 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 537,746 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 558,812 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 581,708 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 605,774 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 631,571 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 659,367 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 688,240 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 718,037 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 747,809 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 777,133 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 806,285 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 835,049 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 864,091 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 891,744 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 919,332 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 947,320 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 975,634 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 718,957 | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 741,356 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 764,650 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 788,967 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 814,879 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 843,674 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 875,782 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 912,044 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 950,965 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 993,105 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.43 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 319,962 | 258,486 | 381,781 | 10 |
| 1980s | 451,703 | 396,625 | 518,169 | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,620 | 537,746 | 777,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 846,442 | 718,957 | 975,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 943,632 | 788,967 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million | 1.18 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 28 Uzbekistan 1.55 million compare
- 29 Afghanistan 1.52 million compare
- 30 Madagascar 1.48 million compare
- 32 Cameroon 1.39 million compare
- 33 Kenya 1.36 million compare
- 34 Niger 1.34 million compare
More education data for Angola
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 96,016 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Angola?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Angola was 1.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,486 in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Angola ranks 31st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release