country profile

Angola

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income39.04M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Critically unprepared

Composite GEFRI Score

Systemwide critical constraints

Angola shows critically low readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (16th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints.

27.20Composite score
Global percentile
16th
Global rank
#150
Regional rank
#23
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Severely underprepared
Infrastructure
32.38
15th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Critically unprepared
Human Capital
27.62
13th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Severely underprepared
Innovation
38.81
38th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Severely underprepared
Governance
32.21
27th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
5.00
19th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Angola faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Infrastructure (32, 15th percentile), Governance (32, 27th percentile), Human Capital (28, 13th percentile), GEFRI Composite (27, 16th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (5, 19th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Regionally, School Access and Gender Parity lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 16th percentile.

Places 150th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 23rd within Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scores range from Innovation (38.8) to Access & Parity (5.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
651South Africa57.44
742Mauritius55.85
SeychellesMicrostate55.06
803Botswana53.75
994Ghana48.08
1085Namibia44.23
1146Cabo Verde39.44
1207Eswatini36.39
1258Equatorial Guinea35.21
1269Senegal34.71
12710Gabon34.67
12811Rwanda34.54
13312Kenya32.83
13513Gambia, The32.46
13614Cote d'Ivoire32.04
13715Lesotho31.46
14016Tanzania29.45
14217Benin29.31
Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate29.18
14318Togo28.93
14419Zimbabwe28.61
14520CameroonFCS28.42
14621Mauritania27.91
14822Zambia27.69
15023Angola27.20
15324Guinea25.53
15425MozambiqueFCS25.03
15526Madagascar24.90
15627Uganda24.77
15728Congo, Rep.FCS24.76
15829NigeriaFCS24.43
16030EthiopiaFCS24.27
16131Burkina FasoFCS24.20
16232ComorosFCS24.06
16333Sierra Leone23.91
16434MalawiFCS23.31
16535Liberia22.51
16636Guinea-BissauFCS22.30
16737MaliFCS21.77
16838Burundi20.39
16939SudanFCS19.96
17040NigerFCS19.49
17141EritreaFCS19.24
17242Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS19.13
17343ChadFCS17.06
17544SomaliaFCS16.33
17645South SudanFCS16.19
17746Central African RepublicFCS16.10