Namibia vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Namibia
16.6%
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
24.1%
in 2022
Namibia rank
27th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
27th
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 24.1% against 16.6% in Namibia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 27th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th of 183 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 | 27.9% | 37.8% | 9.9% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 34.3% | 11.6% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 26.7% | 5.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 24.2% | 5.9% | 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 24.1% against 16.6% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Namibia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 7.5%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- 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 27th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th of 183 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, female (%). 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