Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Angola: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 39.6% (2016). Primary enrolment is 86.7% (2023), 172nd of 191 in the world and 33rd of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 47.9% (2023), 164th of 168 in the world and 33rd of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Angola in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 39.6%2016 | — | — | 23.7%1999 | 85.8% | · | +16.0 ppsince 1999 | 28.1% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 86.7%2023 | 172/191 | 33/41 | 76.6%1998 | 113.9% | 89.2%2021 | −41.7 ppsince 2011 | 97.1% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 47.9%2023 | 164/168 | 33/36 | · | 43.1% | 60.0%2021 | −2.1 ppsince 2011 | 68.9% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 51.5%2023 | 155/176 | 17/34 | 13.4% | 28.2% | 53.1%2021 | +21.8 ppsince 2011 | 45.9% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 42.1%2023 | 153/168 | 21/34 | · | 22.3%2011 | 44.9%2021 | +19.8 ppsince 2011 | 44.4% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 10.0%2024 | 155/172 | 20/34 | 0.6%1999 | 6.4%2011 | · | +0.7 ppsince 2013 | 9.3% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 36.8%2023 | 6/178 | 6/38 | 51.4%1998 | 11.8% | · | +24.4 ppsince 2011 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 68.2%2023 | 119/141 | 24/41 | 67.4%2001 | · | · | +0.8 ppsince 2001 | 68.7% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 80.7%2023 | 127/148 | 25/42 | 72.2%2001 | · | · | +8.5 ppsince 2001 | 79.0% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 50.02015 | 7/173 | 7/40 | 41.81998 | 45.6 | · | +20%since 1998 | 37.4 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.5%2023 | 158/184 | 34/43 | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.7% | −1.9 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 6.5%2025 | 172/179 | 40/42 | 5.3% | 8.7% | 5.3% | −2.4 ppsince 2015 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+16.0 pp39.6% in 2016
- Secondary enrolment+21.8 pp51.5% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion+19.8 pp42.1% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment+0.7 pp10.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.1 pp47.9% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+24.4 pp36.8% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher+20%50.0 in 2015
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Angola and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Angola. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Angola | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zambia | Republic of the Congo | Namibia | Gabon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 39.6%2016 | 6.9%2020 | 8.7%2017 | 14.3%2018 | 36.5%2021 | 43.0%2019 |
| Primary enrolment | 86.7%2023 | 117.6%2023 | 115.6%2024 | 87.9%2023 | 120.7%2024 | 100.2%2019 |
| Primary completion | 47.9%2023 | 75.7%2023 | 81.8%2013 | 71.1%2023 | 88.6%2024 | — |
| Secondary enrolment | 51.5%2023 | 55.5%2023 | 56.8%2024 | 50.5%2012 | 82.0%2024 | 70.3%2019 |
| Lower secondary completion | 42.1%2023 | 55.9%2020 | 55.3%2013 | 47.9%2012 | 71.9%2024 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.0%2024 | 6.4%2020 | 4.0%2012 | 10.4%2023 | 26.1%2022 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 36.8%2023 | — | 3.5%2024 | 17.1%2023 | 0.9%2024 | 28.8%2019 |
| Adult literacy | 68.2%2023 | 68.5%2023 | 71.8%2024 | 76.1%2005 | 87.6%2023 | 88.9%2021 |
| Youth literacy | 80.7%2023 | 77.9%2023 | 77.7%2024 | 78.6%2005 | 92.1%2023 | 94.0%2021 |