School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola
Angola: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.21 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.21 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
31st
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.21 million number
in 2020
All-time low
356,262 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Angola recorded 2.21 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola peaked at 2.21 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 356,262 number, in 1970.
Angola ranks 31st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 356,262 number | — |
| 1971 | 379,568 number | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 404,040 number | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 429,774 number | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 456,687 number | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 484,912 number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 509,817 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 535,104 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 553,883 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 560,871 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 560,252 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 557,106 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 558,386 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 570,783 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 600,249 number | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 642,252 number | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 686,964 number | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 730,403 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 768,078 number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 796,245 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 818,983 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 838,375 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 861,423 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 888,337 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 920,125 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 956,157 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 991,832 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.04 million number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467,092 number | 356,262 number | 560,871 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 647,072 number | 557,106 number | 796,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 948,137 number | 818,983 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million number | 1.54 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million number | 2.21 million number | 2.21 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Angola
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Angola was 2.21 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,262 number in 1970.
- How does Angola rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.