Africa Western and Central vs Namibia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.1455 units per person
in 2024
Namibia
0.1947 units per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
10th
Namibia rank
10th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Namibia
0.050.10.150.20.25197019972024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1947 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0492 units per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1167 units per person 0.2553 units per person 0.1386 units per person Namibia
1990s 0.1197 units per person 0.23 units per person 0.1103 units per person Namibia
2000s 0.1349 units per person 0.2069 units per person 0.072 units per person Namibia
2010s 0.1432 units per person 0.1901 units per person 0.0469 units per person Namibia
2020s 0.146 units per person 0.1911 units per person 0.045 units per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.1947 units per person against 0.1455 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Namibia?
0.0492 units per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Namibia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Namibia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.