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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The 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.