9 answers, 3 from Angola's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
68.2% of adults aged 15 and over in Angola could read and write in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026.
The adult literacy rate is the share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. It is usually measured in household surveys. The Ministry of Education site (med.gov.ao) could not be reached on 15 October 2026.
Education prices in Angola were 18.53% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, the fastest rise of any group in the National Statistics Institute's national consumer price index, published 8 October 2026.
The education group covers fees for schools, universities and courses. It contributed 0.37 percentage points of the 8.43% overall rise in consumer prices, because it has a smaller weight in household spending than food.
Angola's gross secondary school enrolment ratio was 51.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026.
The gross ratio divides everyone enrolled in secondary school, of any age, by the population of official secondary school age. It does not show attendance or completion. For higher education, the gross tertiary enrolment ratio was 10.0% in 2024.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2023, gross secondary school enrolment in Angola was 51.5%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2008 was 2016, at 54.4%; its low point was 2008, at 22.8%. It is 9th highest of 19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 46.9%. Worldwide: 125th of 138.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, gross tertiary enrolment in Angola was 10.0% in 2024. The peak was 10.0% in 2023 and the low 2.6% in 2006. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 12.9%; Angola is 11th highest of 14. Of 90 countries with 2024 data, 85th highest.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the adult literacy rate in Angola was 68.2% in 2023. That compares with 66.2% in 2015. It is 5th highest of 7 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 68.5%. Of 33 countries with 2023 data, 31st highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts government spending on education in Angola at 2.5% of GDP in 2023. The peak was 4.4% of GDP in 2013 and the low 2.1% of GDP in 2019. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 3.3% of GDP, and Angola placed 27th highest of 35. Of 112 countries with 2023 data, 89th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2015, is 50. That compares with 41 in 2007. It is 5th highest of 35 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 39. World rank, highest first: 5th of 136.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 47.9%. The peak was 60.0% in 2021 and the low 41.8% in 2009. It is 23rd highest of 24 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 74.0%. Of 131 countries with 2023 data, 130th highest.
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