Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola

Angola: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.04 index
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.272 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, 1981–2025

0.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.272 index1982: 0.293 index1983: 0.318 index1984: 0.341 index1985: 0.364 index1986: 0.382 index1987: 0.402 index1988: 0.422 index1989: 0.441 index1990: 0.465 index1991: 0.485 index1992: 0.506 index1993: 0.524 index1994: 0.544 index1995: 0.563 index1996: 0.584 index1997: 0.602 index1998: 0.621 index1999: 0.638 index2000: 0.656 index2001: 0.668 index2002: 0.686 index2003: 0.706 index2004: 0.724 index2005: 0.743 index2006: 0.762 index2007: 0.781 index2008: 0.799 index2009: 0.817 index2010: 0.836 index2011: 0.854 index2012: 0.872 index2013: 0.887 index2014: 0.901 index2015: 0.916 index2016: 0.931 index2017: 0.946 index2018: 0.959 index2019: 0.971 index2020: 0.984 index2021: 0.998 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Angola recorded 1.04 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola peaked at 1.04 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.272 index, in 1981.

Angola ranks 49th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3592 index 0.272 index 0.4409 index 9
1990s 0.5532 index 0.4646 index 0.6384 index 10
2000s 0.7341 index 0.6559 index 0.8166 index 10
2010s 0.9072 index 0.8363 index 0.9712 index 10
2020s 1.01 index 0.9843 index 1.04 index 6

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 46 Dominican Republic 1.05 index compare
  2. 47 Myanmar 1.05 index compare
  3. 48 Paraguay 1.04 index compare
  4. 50 El Salvador 1.03 index compare
  5. 51 Nepal 1.03 index compare
  6. 52 Algeria 1.03 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola?
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Angola was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2025.
What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.272 index in 1981.
How does Angola rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Angola ranks 49th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.