Education in Benguela, Angola: official figures
67.3% of people aged 15 and over in Benguela could read and write at the 2024 census (74.9% of men, 60.7% of women), 9th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 72.6%).
Can young people in Benguela read and write?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Benguela, 71.0% could read and write in 2024, 11th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 74.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Benguela go to primary school?
60.9% of children aged 6 to 11 in Benguela were attending primary school in 2024 (net attendance rate), 9th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 62.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Benguela are out of school?
36.5% of children and teenagers aged 5 to 18 in Benguela were out of the school system in 2024, about 353,900, 9th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 34.2%).
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- 26.9% of people aged 5 and over in Benguela had never attended school in 2024, 9th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.2%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Benguela compares with other provinces
Literacy rate, age 15+ (2024)
Benguela ranks 9 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lunda Sul | 73.9% |
| 7 | Cuanza Norte | 72.7% |
| 8 | Namibe | 70.6% |
| 9 | Benguela | 67.3% |
| 10 | Uige | 67.1% |
| 11 | Cubango | 66.3% |
| 12 | Cuanza Sul | 63.9% |
Children aged 5-18 out of the school system (2024)
Benguela ranks 13 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 5-18 out of the school system |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Malanje | 38.2% |
| 11 | Huambo | 37.5% |
| 12 | Namibe | 37.4% |
| 13 | Benguela | 36.5% |
| 14 | Uige | 26.8% |
| 15 | Bengo | 26.8% |
| 16 | Lunda Sul | 24.0% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola: Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da Populacao e Habitacao 2024 (2024 census, definitive results): Quadros 1.1, 1.6, 1.8, 3.1, 3.4, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.9, 8.15, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6, 9.14, 9.15, 9.20, 10.4 and 12, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9cf14c66cc45…)
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