Angola — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Angola, 1985–2023.
Education spending for Angola was 2.51% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 1985 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.72% in 1986. The lowest was 2.07% in 2019 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.27% per year.
Angola ranks 150 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Angola sits below it. It peaked in 1986 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 43%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 34 of 41 economies; Comoros (2.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 50% in 2010. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 28th of 55 in 1985 → 94th of 116 in 2000 → 86th of 130 in 2010 → 136th of 157 in 2020 → 86th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1985 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 2.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 2.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 2.75% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 3.49% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.44% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 3.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 3.42% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.12% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.57% | -2.5 pp |
| 1987 | 5.06% | -0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 5.72% | +1.6 pp |
| 1985 | 4.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Angola’s Education spending in 1986?
5.72% (1986). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Angola’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1985 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -38.6% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.51%; 2022: 2.39%; 2021: 2.3%; 2020: 2.67%; 2019: 2.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.