School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Angola
Angola: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9367 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Angola, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Angola stood at 0.9367 GPI. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Angola peaked at 0.9367 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6201 GPI, in 1971.
Angola ranks 177th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6201 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6319 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.87 GPI | +37.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8269 GPI | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8175 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8144 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7951 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8324 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9135 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9134 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8586 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.828 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8457 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.836 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7994 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6292 GPI | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8741 GPI | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9034 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9285 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9367 GPI | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +38.9% | 0.6292 GPI | 0.8741 GPI |
| 1982 | +37.7% | 0.6319 GPI | 0.87 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.626 GPI | 0.6201 GPI | 0.6319 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.826 GPI | 0.7951 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8784 GPI | 0.828 GPI | 0.9135 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8409 GPI | 0.836 GPI | 0.8457 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8452 GPI | 0.6292 GPI | 0.9367 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 174 Marshall Islands 0.9438 GPI compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.9428 GPI compare
- 176 Cape Verde 0.9422 GPI compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 0.9329 GPI compare
- 179 Sudan 0.9316 GPI compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 0.9311 GPI 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 enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Angola?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Angola was 0.9367 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9367 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6201 GPI in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.