School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola is 8.81 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola peaked at 11.99 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.57 years, in 1971.
Angola ranks 183rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.57 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.95 years | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 7.23 years | +83.3% |
| 1983 | 6.66 years | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 4.49 years | -32.6% |
| 2008 | 9.43 years | +110.2% |
| 2009 | 9.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.22 years | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 11.99 years | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 9.4 years | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 8.81 years | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.76 years | 3.57 years | 3.95 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.94 years | 6.66 years | 7.23 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.49 years | 4.49 years | 4.49 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.49 years | 9.43 years | 9.54 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1 years | 10.22 years | 11.99 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.11 years | 8.81 years | 9.4 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 180 Guatemala 9.2 years compare
- 181 El Salvador 9.16 years compare
- 182 Bangladesh 9.12 years compare
- 184 Lebanon 8.54 years compare
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.45 years compare
- 186 Mauritania 8.39 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Angola was 8.81 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 years in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Angola ranks 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release