Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Namibia
Namibia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Namibia, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
In 2040, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Namibia stood at 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Namibia peaked at 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 23.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 67th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 23.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 42.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 46.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 69.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 70.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 70.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 70.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 64 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 81.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 65 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 66 Morocco 81.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 68 Ghana 81.46 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 81.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 70 Liberia 81.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Namibia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Namibia was 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.