School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Angola
Angola: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 1.37 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Angola, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Angola is 1.37 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Angola peaked at 1.37 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 233,131 number, in 1970.
That places Angola 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,131 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,344 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 240,915 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 254,852 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 274,921 number | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 298,850 number | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 320,254 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 341,277 number | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 362,159 number | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 382,678 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 401,695 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 418,332 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 431,460 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 441,447 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 448,296 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 455,191 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 464,531 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 481,359 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 505,133 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 536,209 number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 571,205 number | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 602,962 number | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 630,673 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 655,175 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 676,350 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 695,942 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 714,961 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 737,640 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 763,580 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 792,783 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 824,641 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 855,507 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 887,653 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 921,633 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 957,886 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 995,785 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million number | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million number | +3.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.37 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.37 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294,238 number | 233,131 number | 382,678 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 458,365 number | 401,695 number | 536,209 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 684,127 number | 571,205 number | 792,783 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 968,044 number | 824,641 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.37 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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, tertiary education, female in Angola?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Angola was 1.37 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,131 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Angola ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.