Namibia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Namibia
16.6%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
23.7%
in 2022
Namibia rank
27th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Namibia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 23.7% against 16.6% in Namibia, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 37.0% | 10.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 33.9% | 11.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 26.6% | 5.4% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 23.8% | 5.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 23.7% 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7.1%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 27th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th 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