School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola

Angola: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.14 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.14 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.14 million number
in 2019
All-time low
499,166 number
in 1997
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola is 2.14 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola peaked at 2.14 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 499,166 number, in 1997.

Angola ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Angola, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 602,896 number
1971 601,579 number -0.2%
1972 600,347 number -0.2%
1973 605,589 number +0.9%
1974 637,502 number +5.3%
1975 671,858 number +5.4%
1976 725,342 number +8.0%
1977 785,860 number +8.3%
1978 843,435 number +7.3%
1979 867,314 number +2.8%
1980 893,461 number +3.0%
1981 919,973 number +3.0%
1982 940,302 number +2.2%
1983 959,995 number +2.1%
1984 994,860 number +3.6%
1985 1.03 million number +3.6%
1986 1.08 million number +4.5%
1987 1.13 million number +4.5%
1988 1.17 million number +4.3%
1989 1.21 million number +3.2%
1990 1.25 million number +3.3%
1991 1.30 million number +3.9%
1992 1.35 million number +3.7%
1993 1.39 million number +3.3%
1994 1.43 million number +2.6%
1995 1.47 million number +2.6%
1996 1.51 million number +3.2%
1997 499,166 number -67.0%
1998 1.60 million number +221.0%
1999 1.64 million number +2.5%
2000 1.69 million number +2.7%
2001 1.75 million number +3.5%
2002 1.81 million number +3.4%
2003 1.87 million number +3.4%
2004 1.93 million number +3.1%
2005 1.99 million number +3.5%
2006 2.08 million number +4.4%
2007 690,407 number -66.8%
2008 720,240 number +4.3%
2009 750,060 number +4.1%
2010 778,632 number +3.8%
2011 812,691 number +4.4%
2012 847,834 number +4.3%
2013 882,622 number +4.1%
2014 915,333 number +3.7%
2015 944,097 number +3.1%
2016 1.98 million number +109.7%
2017 2.04 million number +2.8%
2018 2.09 million number +2.5%
2019 2.14 million number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 694,172 number 600,347 number 867,314 number 10
1980s 1.03 million number 893,461 number 1.21 million number 10
1990s 1.35 million number 499,166 number 1.64 million number 10
2000s 1.53 million number 690,407 number 2.08 million number 10
2010s 1.34 million number 778,632 number 2.14 million number 10

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 31 Madagascar 2.25 million number compare
  2. 32 Zambia 2.24 million number compare
  3. 33 Colombia 2.22 million number compare
  4. 35 Iraq 2.13 million number compare
  5. 36 Mali 1.92 million number compare
  6. 37 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Angola was 2.14 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 499,166 number in 1997.
How does Angola rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Angola ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.