Namibia vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Namibia
0.1947 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2106 units per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Zambia rank
7th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2106 units per person against 0.1947 units per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.0159 units per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2553 units per person | 0.1936 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.2289 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2062 units per person | 0.1971 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1897 units per person | 0.2005 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1947 units per person | 0.2106 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2106 units per person against 0.1947 units per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.0159 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Zambia 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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About this data
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.