School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola

Angola: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 534,149 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
534,149 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
23rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
534,149 number
in 2020
All-time low
93,503 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola stood at 534,149 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola peaked at 534,149 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,503 number, in 1970.

Angola ranks 23rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Angola, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 93,503 number —
1971 94,742 number +1.3%
1972 96,058 number +1.4%
1973 97,840 number +1.9%
1974 100,706 number +2.9%
1975 105,519 number +4.8%
1976 112,774 number +6.9%
1977 121,488 number +7.7%
1978 130,532 number +7.4%
1979 138,296 number +5.9%
1980 142,932 number +3.4%
1981 148,171 number +3.7%
1982 152,066 number +2.6%
1983 155,283 number +2.1%
1984 158,897 number +2.3%
1985 164,141 number +3.3%
1986 171,137 number +4.3%
1987 178,693 number +4.4%
1988 186,393 number +4.3%
1989 193,648 number +3.9%
1990 199,809 number +3.2%
1991 207,742 number +4.0%
1992 215,529 number +3.7%
1993 222,940 number +3.4%
1994 229,759 number +3.1%
1995 235,767 number +2.6%
1996 243,471 number +3.3%
1997 250,830 number +3.0%
1998 257,851 number +2.8%
1999 264,601 number +2.6%
2000 271,210 number +2.5%
2001 280,329 number +3.4%
2002 289,697 number +3.3%
2003 299,282 number +3.3%
2004 309,059 number +3.3%
2005 318,958 number +3.2%
2006 332,350 number +4.2%
2007 346,784 number +4.3%
2008 361,777 number +4.3%
2009 376,764 number +4.1%
2010 391,113 number +3.8%
2011 408,008 number +4.3%
2012 425,384 number +4.3%
2013 442,487 number +4.0%
2014 458,396 number +3.6%
2015 472,117 number +3.0%
2016 486,218 number +3.0%
2017 499,098 number +2.6%
2018 511,040 number +2.4%
2019 522,519 number +2.2%
2020 534,149 number +2.2%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 534,149 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 534,149 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 109,146 number 93,503 number 138,296 number 10
1980s 165,136 number 142,932 number 193,648 number 10
1990s 232,830 number 199,809 number 264,601 number 10
2000s 318,621 number 271,210 number 376,764 number 10
2010s 461,638 number 391,113 number 522,519 number 10
2020s 534,149 number 534,149 number 534,149 number 1

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 20 Turkey 671,380 number compare
  2. 21 Sudan 582,449 number compare
  3. 22 South Africa 579,205 number compare
  4. 24 Afghanistan 531,041 number compare
  5. 25 Iraq 522,219 number compare
  6. 26 Mozambique 475,832 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Angola was 534,149 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 534,149 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 93,503 number in 1970.
How does Angola rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Angola ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/