What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Namibia and Norway?

21,313 number, with Norway ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Norway: School age population, primary education, male

Namibia

207,808 number

in 2020

Norway

229,121 number

in 2020

Namibia rank

117th

Norway rank

115th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Namibia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 229,121 number against 207,808 number in Namibia, a difference of 21,313 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 117th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	83,249 number	196,089 number	112,840 number	Norway
1980s	117,567 number	184,418 number	66,851 number	Norway
1990s	150,360 number	174,133 number	23,773 number	Norway
2000s	175,149 number	221,039 number	45,890 number	Norway
2010s	183,596 number	221,826 number	38,230 number	Norway
2020s	207,808 number	229,121 number	21,313 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Namibia or Norway?: Norway, at 229,121 number against 207,808 number in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Namibia and Norway?: 21,313 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Norway?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Norway rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Namibia ranks 117th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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: 21 August 2026

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