Education in Namibe, Angola: official figures
70.6% of people aged 15 and over in Namibe could read and write at the 2024 census (74.2% of men, 67.1% of women), 8th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 72.6%).
Can young people in Namibe read and write?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Namibe, 73.7% could read and write in 2024, 9th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 74.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Namibe go to primary school?
59.4% of children aged 6 to 11 in Namibe were attending primary school in 2024 (net attendance rate), 10th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 62.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Namibe are out of school?
37.4% of children and teenagers aged 5 to 18 in Namibe were out of the school system in 2024, about 116,500, 10th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 34.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyMore figures
- 29.0% of people aged 5 and over in Namibe had never attended school in 2024, 10th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.2%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Namibe compares with other provinces
Literacy rate, age 15+ (2024)
Namibe ranks 8 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bengo | 75.3% |
| 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% |
Children aged 5-18 out of the school system (2024)
Namibe ranks 12 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 5-18 out of the school system |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Moxico | 39.1% |
| 10 | Malanje | 38.2% |
| 11 | Huambo | 37.5% |
| 12 | Namibe | 37.4% |
| 13 | Benguela | 36.5% |
| 14 | Uige | 26.8% |
| 15 | Bengo | 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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