School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.6284 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola, 1971–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.6284 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola peaked at 0.8252 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6284 GPI, in 2011.
Angola ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6447 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6598 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8086 GPI | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7748 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8157 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8252 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.815 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7668 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6284 GPI | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6522 GPI | 0.6447 GPI | 0.6598 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7917 GPI | 0.7748 GPI | 0.8086 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8157 GPI | 0.8157 GPI | 0.8157 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8201 GPI | 0.815 GPI | 0.8252 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6976 GPI | 0.6284 GPI | 0.7668 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 189 Chad 0.7158 GPI compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 0.6353 GPI compare
- 191 Afghanistan 0.6315 GPI compare
- 193 Somalia 0.5335 GPI compare
More education data for Angola
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Angola was 0.6284 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8252 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6284 GPI in 2011.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.