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Angola

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In brief

Higher education enrolment: 9.9% (2024). World rank 143 of 155 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 29. Health spending, share of GDP: 2.6% (2023). World rank 186 of 193; in Africa, 53 of 54. Children vaccinated against measles: 53% (2024). World rank 185 of 193 (1 = best); in Africa, 49 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 56% → 53%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 40.3 → 32.1, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 64.5 → 49. Better than all its neighbours (Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Zambia, and Namibia): access to basic sanitation, access to clean cooking fuels, and diabetes prevalence. Worse than all its neighbours (Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Zambia, and Namibia): children vaccinated against measles.

Education

Adult literacy
68.2% 2023
Primary school enrolment
86.7% 2023
Secondary school enrolment
51.5% 2023
Higher education enrolment
9.9% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP
2.5% 2023

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
2.6% 2023
Health spending per person
$76 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
32.5% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people
0.2 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
1.9 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
0.8 2019
Children vaccinated against measles
53% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
32.1 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
49 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
183 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
1.6% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
4.9% 2024
Overweight adults
31.8% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
No data

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
68% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
50.3% 2022
Access to clean cooking fuels
56% 2024