Namibia vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Namibia
21.6%
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
25.0%
in 2024
Namibia rank
26th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
29th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Namibia
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 25.0% against 21.6% in Namibia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 26th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th of 185 countries.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 41.1% | 9.4% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 36.8% | 9.8% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 28.5% | 2.2% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 25.1% | 2.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Namibia or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 25.0% against 21.6% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Namibia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 3.4%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 26th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release