What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Namibia and New Zealand?

37,709 number, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs New Zealand: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Namibia

416,136 number

in 2020

New Zealand

378,427 number

in 2020

Namibia rank

117th

New Zealand rank

119th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Namibia
New Zealand

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 416,136 number against 378,427 number in New Zealand, a difference of 37,709 number.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	168,555 number	364,661 number	196,106 number	New Zealand
1980s	237,580 number	322,715 number	85,135 number	New Zealand
1990s	302,788 number	333,532 number	30,744 number	New Zealand
2000s	352,755 number	354,894 number	2,139 number	New Zealand
2010s	368,098 number	368,362 number	264 number	New Zealand
2020s	416,136 number	378,427 number	37,709 number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Namibia or New Zealand?: Namibia, at 416,136 number against 378,427 number in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Namibia and New Zealand?: 37,709 number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Namibia ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.