Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola
Angola: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 77.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola stood at 77.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola peaked at 95.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2011.
That places Angola 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.7% | — |
| 1972 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 95.9% | +27.6% |
| 1983 | 93.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +73.9% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.4% | 73.7% | 75.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 93.7% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 75.1% | 81.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 52.4% | 79.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 49.8% | 86.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.3% | 79.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Angola
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.38 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 17.64 % change on previous year (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 17.64 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.69 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Angola was 77.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2011.
- How does Angola rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Angola ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release