Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate

Namibia
8.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7609 % change on previous year
in 2024
Namibia rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-10-50510197119972024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 8.77 % change on previous year against 0.7609 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.01 % change on previous year.

That makes Namibia's figure about 11.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5426 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 2.36 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.22 % change on previous year 4.15 % change on previous year 2.93 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.66 % change on previous year 3.54 % change on previous year 0.8864 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.72 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, annual growth rate, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Namibia, at 8.77 % change on previous year against 0.7609 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, annual growth rate between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8.01 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, annual growth rate?
Namibia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,544 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.