School life expectancy, primary, female in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.41 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Angola, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Angola is 5.41 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Angola peaked at 6.79 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.86 years, in 1971.
That places Angola 136th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 years | 1.86 years | 2.04 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.81 years | 3.1 years | 5.4 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.88 years | 2.63 years | 3.11 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.53 years | 6.48 years | 6.57 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.51 years | 6.29 years | 6.79 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.48 years | 5.41 years | 5.55 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 86.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 96,016 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.05 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 87.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Angola?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Angola was 5.41 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 years in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Angola ranks 136th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release