School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.56 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola, 1988–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola is 9.56 years, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 151.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola peaked at 9.56 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.3 years, in 1992.
Angola ranks 161st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.72 years | — |
| 1989 | 3.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.54 years | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 3.32 years | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8 years | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 8.63 years | +126.9% |
| 2011 | 9.56 years | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.74 years | 3.72 years | 3.77 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.49 years | 3.3 years | 3.8 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.1 years | 8.63 years | 9.56 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 158 Côte d'Ivoire 9.95 years compare
- 159 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.61 years compare
- 160 Naoero 9.57 years compare
- 162 Mauritania 9.35 years compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 9.26 years compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 9.23 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 to tertiary, both sexes in Angola?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Angola was 9.56 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 years in 1992.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.