Secondary education, pupils in Angola
Angola: Secondary education, pupils was 39.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Angola, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Angola recorded 39.5% for secondary education, pupils in 2016.
The figure is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Angola peaked at 45.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1982.
Angola ranks 196th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Angola, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.7% | — |
| 1972 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | -23.2% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +32.9% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.1% | 41.7% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.7% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 43.5% | 45.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.4% | 40.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 193 Yemen 41.2% compare
- 194 Papua New Guinea 40.7% compare
- 195 Central African Republic 40.1% compare
- 197 Guinea 39.1% compare
- 198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.8% compare
- 199 Zambia 37.1% 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 secondary education, pupils in Angola?
- Secondary education, pupils in Angola was 39.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1982.
- How does Angola rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Angola ranks 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.