Education in Zaire, Angola: official figures
84.6% of people aged 15 and over in Zaire could read and write at the 2024 census (90.3% of men, 79.3% of women), 3rd highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 72.6%).
Can young people in Zaire read and write?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Zaire, 91.6% could read and write in 2024, 3rd highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 74.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Zaire go to primary school?
81.9% of children aged 6 to 11 in Zaire were attending primary school in 2024 (net attendance rate), the highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 62.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyHow many children in Zaire are out of school?
16.1% of children and teenagers aged 5 to 18 in Zaire were out of the school system in 2024, about 37,500, the lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 34.2%).
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- 12.5% of people aged 5 and over in Zaire had never attended school in 2024, 3rd lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.2%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Zaire compares with other provinces
Literacy rate, age 15+ (2024)
Zaire ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luanda | 94.4% |
| 2 | Icolo e Bengo | 89.5% |
| 3 | Zaire | 84.6% |
| 4 | Cabinda | 84.3% |
| 5 | Bengo | 75.3% |
| 6 | Lunda Sul | 73.9% |
| 7 | Cuanza Norte | 72.7% |
Children aged 5-18 out of the school system (2024)
Zaire ranks 21 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 5-18 out of the school system |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bengo | 26.8% |
| 16 | Lunda Sul | 24.0% |
| 17 | Cuanza Norte | 21.8% |
| 18 | Icolo e Bengo | 19.3% |
| 19 | Cabinda | 18.7% |
| 20 | Luanda | 16.1% |
| 21 | Zaire | 16.1% |
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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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