School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.5014 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Angola, 1988–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.5014 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2016.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 321.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Angola peaked at 0.603 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 years, in 1999.
Angola ranks 151st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Angola, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0292 years | — |
| 1989 | 0.0274 years | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0277 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0272 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0253 years | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 years | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 years | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 years | +43.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1318 years | +269.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0988 years | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.122 years | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.119 years | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4377 years | +267.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4419 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.603 years | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5014 years | -16.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.5014 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.5014 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +269.4% | 0.0357 years | 0.1318 years |
| 2011 | +267.8% | 0.119 years | 0.4377 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0283 years | 0.0274 years | 0.0292 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 years | 0.0249 years | 0.0277 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1014 years | 0.0357 years | 0.1318 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.496 years | 0.4377 years | 0.603 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More education data for Angola
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 63.07 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 63.24 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Angola?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Angola was 0.5014 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.603 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 years in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 151st out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 321.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.