Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, pupils, per capita

Namibia
0.1947 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1526 units per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.10.150.20.25197019972024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1947 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0421 units per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Namibia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2553 units per person 0.1223 units per person 0.1331 units per person Namibia
1990s 0.23 units per person 0.1243 units per person 0.1057 units per person Namibia
2000s 0.2069 units per person 0.1466 units per person 0.0603 units per person Namibia
2010s 0.1901 units per person 0.1588 units per person 0.0313 units per person Namibia
2020s 0.1911 units per person 0.1565 units per person 0.0346 units per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Namibia, at 0.1947 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0421 units per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Namibia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 206 countries.
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.