Namibia vs Sweden: Over-age students, primary, male

Namibia
18.3%
in 2018
Sweden
18.2%
in 2017
Namibia rank
25th
Sweden rank
26th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Namibia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 18.3% against 18.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sweden ahead.

Namibia ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 26th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% Sweden
1980s 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% Sweden
1990s 22.7% 4.9% 17.9% Namibia
2000s 19.6% 2.1% 17.5% Namibia
2010s 19.6% 8.1% 11.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Namibia or Sweden?
Namibia, at 18.3% against 18.2% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Namibia and Sweden?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Sweden rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Namibia ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 26th 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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, 4,265 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.