Namibia vs Zambia: Over-age students, primary, female

Namibia
13.0%
in 2018
Zambia
13.1%
in 2017
Namibia rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13.1% against 13.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Namibia ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 4.7% 4.7% Zambia
1980s 2.5% 8.2% 5.8% Zambia
1990s 8.9% 4.9% 4.0% Namibia
2000s 15.0% 14.6% 0.4% Namibia
2010s 14.3% 14.6% 0.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Namibia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13.1% against 13.0% in Namibia as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Namibia and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Namibia ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.