Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Namibia
16.6%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
20.7%
in 2024
Namibia rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
24th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 20.7% against 16.6% in Namibia, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 26.3% | 3.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.0% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 21.0% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 20.7% against 16.6% 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 Zimbabwe?
- 4.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th 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