School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Angola is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Angola peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5988 GPIA, in 1971.
Angola ranks 53rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5988 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6088 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8672 GPIA | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8227 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8222 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8196 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8008 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8391 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9218 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8669 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.832 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8512 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8417 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8051 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6341 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8853 GPIA | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9689 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 | +42.4% | 0.6088 GPIA | 0.8672 GPIA |
| 2015 | +39.6% | 0.6341 GPIA | 0.8853 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6038 GPIA | 0.5988 GPIA | 0.6088 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8286 GPIA | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.8672 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8857 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA | 0.9221 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8464 GPIA | 0.8417 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.6341 GPIA | 0.8853 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9884 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 50 Bermuda 1.01 GPIA compare
- 51 Luxembourg 1.01 GPIA compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 54 Montenegro 1.01 GPIA compare
- 55 El Salvador 1.01 GPIA compare
- 56 Peru 1.01 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Angola?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Angola was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5988 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release