School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.7345 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Angola, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Angola is 0.7345 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Angola peaked at 1.47 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.412 years, in 1991.
Angola ranks 181st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.47 years | — |
| 1982 | 1.24 years | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 1.02 years | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8545 years | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6709 years | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7102 years | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6568 years | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6029 years | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5681 years | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5001 years | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.412 years | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5199 years | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6261 years | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7588 years | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 1.46 years | +92.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1 years | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 years | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9434 years | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7911 years | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.852 years | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7653 years | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7345 years | -4.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.7345 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.22 years, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.7345 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +92.9% | 0.7588 years | 1.46 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8667 years | 0.5681 years | 1.47 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5634 years | 0.412 years | 0.7588 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2 years | 1.03 years | 1.46 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8622 years | 0.7911 years | 0.9434 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7499 years | 0.7345 years | 0.7653 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Angola?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Angola was 0.7345 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.412 years in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release