Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Angola
Angola: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Angola, 1981–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Angola is 47.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Angola peaked at 60.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1991.
Angola ranks 183rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 48.1% | — |
| 1982 | 43.2% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -20.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 47.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 47.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.6% | 43.2% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.8% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 43.1% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 47.9% | 60.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More aid effectiveness data for Angola
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.50 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 684,387 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 34.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 136,131 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 26.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 231,335 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 842,610 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.46 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Angola?
- Primary completion rate, total in Angola was 47.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Angola ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.