School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Angola
Angola: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8097 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Angola, 1990–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.8097 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Angola peaked at 0.8097 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1945 GPI, in 1990.
Angola ranks 139th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Angola, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1945 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6876 GPI | +253.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6305 GPI | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6525 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3628 GPI | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7966 GPI | +119.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7356 GPI | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8097 GPI | +10.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.8097 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.8097 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5042 GPI | 0.1945 GPI | 0.6876 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6525 GPI | 0.6525 GPI | 0.6525 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6762 GPI | 0.3628 GPI | 0.8097 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 136 South Korea 0.8186 GPI compare
- 137 Rwanda 0.8159 GPI compare
- 138 Comoros 0.812 GPI compare
- 140 Mozambique 0.8058 GPI compare
- 141 San Marino 0.7859 GPI compare
- 142 Tajikistan 0.7655 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Angola?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Angola was 0.8097 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8097 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1945 GPI in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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, tertiary, 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.