Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola
Angola: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9209 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola stood at 0.9209 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola peaked at 0.9209 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3841 index, in 1981.
Angola ranks 145th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3841 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3951 index | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4045 index | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4192 index | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4322 index | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4482 index | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4589 index | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4688 index | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4821 index | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4948 index | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.51 index | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5248 index | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5366 index | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5494 index | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5579 index | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5661 index | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5819 index | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5941 index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6054 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6167 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6299 index | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6466 index | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6634 index | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6769 index | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6909 index | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.704 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7121 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7218 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.73 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7364 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7429 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7561 index | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7698 index | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7843 index | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8043 index | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8206 index | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8378 index | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8508 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8635 index | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8703 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.875 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8823 index | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8942 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9058 index | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9209 index | +1.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.9209 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.9209 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4326 index | 0.3841 index | 0.4821 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5521 index | 0.4948 index | 0.6054 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6792 index | 0.6167 index | 0.73 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7967 index | 0.7364 index | 0.8635 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8914 index | 0.8703 index | 0.9209 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola was 0.9209 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9209 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 index in 1981.
- How does Angola rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.