France vs Namibia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

France
0.3128 GPIA
in 2022
Namibia
0.4199 GPIA
in 2018
France rank
149th
Namibia rank
147th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • France
  • Namibia
00.250.50.751199820102022

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4199 GPIA against 0.3128 GPIA in France, a difference of 0.1071 GPIA.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.

France ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 147th of 162 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8945 GPIA 0.7177 GPIA 0.1768 GPIA France
2010s 0.9087 GPIA 0.6422 GPIA 0.2666 GPIA France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, France or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.4199 GPIA against 0.3128 GPIA in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between France and Namibia?
0.1071 GPIA, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Namibia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do France and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
France ranks 149th and Namibia ranks 147th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
162 places, 2,504 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release