Namibia vs Zambia: Average years of schooling
Namibia
7.19 years
in 2020
Zambia
7.19 years
in 2020
Namibia rank
111th
Zambia rank
112th
Average years of schooling over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.19 years against 7.19 years in Zambia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 112th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 11 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.1437 years | 0.1 years | 0.0437 years | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.2874 years | 0.1 years | 0.1874 years | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.613 years | 0.3343 years | 0.2787 years | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.24 years | 0.9601 years | 0.2756 years | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.66 years | 1.5 years | 0.1644 years | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.66 years | 2.61 years | 0.0485 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 3.33 years | 3.1 years | 0.2314 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.36 years | 4.04 years | 0.3219 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.5 years | 4.94 years | 0.5584 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 6.3 years | 5.61 years | 0.6935 years | Namibia |
| 2000s | 5.96 years | 5.98 years | 0.0191 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6.8 years | 0.3974 years | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7.19 years | 7.19 years | 0.0049 years | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 7.19 years against 7.19 years in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Namibia ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 112th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.