School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Angola

Angola: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.53 years in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
8.53 years
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.53 years
in 2011
All-time low
3.61 years
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2011

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Angola, 1998–2011

024681998200420111998: 3.6 years2008: 7.5 years2009: 7.5 years2010: 7.8 years2011: 8.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Angola recorded 8.53 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Angola peaked at 8.53 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.61 years, in 1998.

That places Angola 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.61 years 3.61 years 3.61 years 1
2000s 7.51 years 7.51 years 7.52 years 2
2010s 8.18 years 7.83 years 8.53 years 2

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 133 Cambodia 8.61 years compare
  2. 134 Myanmar 8.6 years compare
  3. 135 Bangladesh 8.56 years compare
  4. 137 Panama 8.52 years compare
  5. 138 North Macedonia 8.45 years compare
  6. 139 San Marino 8.36 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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All data for Angola β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Angola?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Angola was 8.53 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 8.53 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 3.61 years in 1998.
How does Angola rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Angola ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.