Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Angola
Angola: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 40.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Angola, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Angola is 40.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Angola peaked at 46.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1998.
Angola ranks 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.7% | — |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +75.6% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | -11.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 40.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 40.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +75.6% | 26.6% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 26.6% | 46.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 40.6% | 46.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 171 Bulgaria 42.9% compare
- 172 Luxembourg 42.8% compare
- 173 Aruba 42.7% compare
- 175 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
- 177 Liechtenstein 33.6% compare
More education data for Angola
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Angola?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Angola was 40.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1998.
- How does Angola rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Angola ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release