Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia
Namibia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia, 1989–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 98.1% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia peaked at 98.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1989.
Namibia ranks 53rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 77.3% | — |
| 1990 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 82.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 77.5% | 87.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.0% | 93.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 92.9% | 98.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 124,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Namibia was 98.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Namibia ranks 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.