School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Angola
Angola: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.92 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, primary education, female in Angola, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Angola is 2.92 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Angola peaked at 2.92 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 339,633 number, in 1970.
Angola ranks 24th 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, female (number) (age female) in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 339,633 number | — |
| 1971 | 350,079 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 359,288 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 366,222 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 371,969 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 379,189 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 392,417 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 413,190 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 441,008 number | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 471,977 number | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 500,332 number | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 528,966 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 552,346 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 569,508 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 582,828 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 596,222 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 616,839 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 640,152 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 665,656 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 691,847 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 716,791 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 745,308 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 774,368 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 802,894 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 830,114 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 855,391 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 885,903 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 915,604 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 943,436 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 969,285 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 993,626 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million number | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.12 million number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.39 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.68 million number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.76 million number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.85 million number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.92 million number | +2.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.92 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.92 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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% | 1.20 million number | 1.81 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 388,497 number | 339,633 number | 471,977 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 594,470 number | 500,332 number | 691,847 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 843,909 number | 716,791 number | 969,285 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million number | 993,626 number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million number | 2.03 million number | 2.85 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million number | 2.92 million number | 2.92 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 21 Sudan 3.30 million number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3.12 million number compare
- 23 Mozambique 3.04 million number compare
- 25 Iraq 2.86 million number compare
- 26 Turkey 2.67 million number compare
- 27 United Kingdom 2.40 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, female in Angola?
- School age population, primary education, female in Angola was 2.92 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,633 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Angola ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.