School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Angola
Angola: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 5.86 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Angola, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Angola recorded 5.86 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Angola peaked at 5.86 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 718,940 number, in 1970.
Angola ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 718,940 number | — |
| 1971 | 741,622 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 755,783 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 760,052 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 759,559 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 763,320 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 782,153 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 819,368 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 874,155 number | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 937,388 number | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 995,375 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.38 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.43 million number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.48 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.54 million number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.88 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.93 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.60 million number | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 3.74 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.89 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.04 million number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.21 million number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.38 million number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.57 million number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.76 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.95 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.15 million number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.34 million number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.52 million number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.70 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.86 million number | +2.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 5.86 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 million number, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 5.86 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.02 million number, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +50.4% | 2.39 million number | 3.60 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 791,234 number | 718,940 number | 937,388 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million number | 995,375 number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 million number | 1.98 million number | 3.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 million number | 4.04 million number | 5.70 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 million number | 5.86 million number | 5.86 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 22 Afghanistan 6.39 million number compare
- 23 Mozambique 6.10 million number compare
- 24 Iraq 5.88 million number compare
- 26 Turkey 5.47 million number compare
- 27 United Kingdom 4.92 million number compare
- 28 Thailand 4.78 million number compare
More education data for Angola
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 63.07 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 63.24 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Angola?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Angola was 5.86 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,940 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.