School enrollment, primary, male in Angola
Angola: School enrollment, primary, male was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Angola recorded 86.4% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Angola peaked at 156.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1992.
Angola ranks 183rd 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, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.5% | — |
| 1972 | 83.8% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 142.6% | +70.2% |
| 1983 | 131.8% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 97.9% | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.9% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 84.4% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 76.9% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 83.5% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 122.1% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 121.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 125.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 156.8% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 127.9% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.7% | 77.5% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 110.3% | 94.3% | 142.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 75.8% | 84.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 121.9% | 121.6% | 122.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 136.8% | 125.8% | 156.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.4% | 90.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Angola
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Angola?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Angola was 86.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 156.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1992.
- How does Angola rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Angola ranks 183rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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, male (% 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.