Education Spending: Angola

Analysis# Angola Education Spending Angola allocated 2.513% of its GDP to education in 2023, representing a modest recovery from the recent low of 2.073% in 2019. This figure stands far below the country's all-time peak of 5.723% in 1986, reflecting a dramatic 38.6% decline over the past four decades. The sharp contraction underscores Angola's shifting fiscal priorities, particularly following the oil price collapse of the mid-2010s. Education spending hit its lowest point in 2019 after a steep six-year decline from 4.439% in 2013. Since then, Angola has gradually reinvested in the sector, with spending climbing 21% between 2019 and 2023. The upward trajectory over the past four years suggests renewed government commitment, though current levels remain well below historical norms and likely below regional averages for sub-Saharan Africa.