Luanda:Angola President Joao Lourenço has highlighted a significant rise in primary school enrollment in Angola, with numbers growing from 4,876,489 pupils in the 2021/2022 academic year to 5,735,467 anticipated in the 2026/2027 academic year.
According to Angola Press News Agency, President Lourenço addressed the nation at the National Assembly during the opening of the fifth and final legislative session of the fifth legislative term. He noted that the general education system employed 252,419 teachers across 141,678 classrooms for the 2026/2027 academic year.
The President further detailed that between 2021 and the third quarter of 2026, the government provided 37,312 new classrooms to the public. This increase, from 104,366 classrooms in the 2021/2022 academic year to 141,678 in 2026/2027, was facilitated by initiatives such as the Integrated Intervention Plan for Municipalities (PIIM) and the Girls' Empowerment and Learning for All Project (PAT II).
He emphasized the government's commitment to education by allocating 6.9% of the total 2026 State Budget to the sector. Plans were also announced for the construction and rehabilitation of 1,664 priority schools to integrate 1,880,073 children and young people into the education system.
Additionally, Lourenço stated that 15 new schools are currently being constructed across nine provinces, as part of the PAT II target of 56 schools. Two schools have been rehabilitated and reopened, with ongoing work at eight more schools offering first- and second-cycle secondary education in Luanda.
