Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola
Angola: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola stood at 1.01 index. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola peaked at 1.01 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5988 index, in 1971.
That places Angola 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5988 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.6088 index | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8672 index | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8227 index | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8222 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8196 index | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8008 index | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8391 index | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9218 index | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9221 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8669 index | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.832 index | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8512 index | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8417 index | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8051 index | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6341 index | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8853 index | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9689 index | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +4.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.01 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.01 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +42.4% | 0.6088 index | 0.8672 index |
| 2015 | +39.6% | 0.6341 index | 0.8853 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6038 index | 0.5988 index | 0.6088 index | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8286 index | 0.8008 index | 0.8672 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8857 index | 0.832 index | 0.9221 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8464 index | 0.8417 index | 0.8512 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7748 index | 0.6341 index | 0.8853 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9884 index | 0.9689 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 50 Bermuda 1.01 index compare
- 51 Luxembourg 1.01 index compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 1.01 index compare
- 54 Montenegro 1.01 index compare
- 55 El Salvador 1.01 index compare
- 56 Peru 1.01 index compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Angola was 1.01 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5988 index in 1971.
- How does Angola rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Angola ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.