Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Share of children who have completed primary school
Namibia
86.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
86.9%
in 2025
Namibia rank
117th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 86.9% against 86.3% in Namibia, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 165 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 83.5% | 31.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 84.7% | 22.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 85.0% | 12.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 85.1% | 5.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 86.7% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 86.9% against 86.3% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Namibia ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.