School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Angola
Angola: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) was 87.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Angola is 87.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Angola peaked at 124.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1971.
Angola ranks 180th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.4% | — |
| 1972 | 51.0% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 124.2% | +143.5% |
| 1983 | 109.3% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 80.5% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.6% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 70.9% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 104.5% | +49.7% |
| 2009 | 102.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 101.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 113.2% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +143.5% | 51.0% | 124.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 46.4% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 91.8% | 77.6% | 124.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 65.7% | 77.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 103.7% | 102.9% | 104.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 105.0% | 100.0% | 113.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.1% | 87.6% | 2 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Angola?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Angola was 87.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 124.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Angola ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.