Education in Huambo, Angola: official figures
63.3% of people aged 15 and over in Huambo could read and write at the 2024 census (72.5% of men, 55.3% of women), 9th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 72.6%).
Can young people in Huambo read and write?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Huambo, 68.1% could read and write in 2024, 8th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 74.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Huambo go to primary school?
59.3% of children aged 6 to 11 in Huambo were attending primary school in 2024 (net attendance rate), 11th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 62.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Huambo are out of school?
37.5% of children and teenagers aged 5 to 18 in Huambo were out of the school system in 2024, about 391,400, 11th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 34.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyMore figures
- 27.7% of people aged 5 and over in Huambo had never attended school in 2024, 11th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.2%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Huambo compares with other provinces
Literacy rate, age 15+ (2024)
Huambo ranks 13 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Uige | 67.1% |
| 11 | Cubango | 66.3% |
| 12 | Cuanza Sul | 63.9% |
| 13 | Huambo | 63.3% |
| 14 | Malanje | 62.7% |
| 15 | Moxico | 62.3% |
| 16 | Huila | 56.5% |
Children aged 5-18 out of the school system (2024)
Huambo ranks 11 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 5-18 out of the school system |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cuanza Sul | 39.9% |
| 9 | Moxico | 39.1% |
| 10 | Malanje | 38.2% |
| 11 | Huambo | 37.5% |
| 12 | Namibe | 37.4% |
| 13 | Benguela | 36.5% |
| 14 | Uige | 26.8% |
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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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