Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia

Namibia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.73 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
4.73
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
4.73
in 2010
All-time low
2.32
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia, 1960–2010

0123451960198520101960: 2.31965: 2.51970: 2.61975: 2.91980: 3.21985: 3.61990: 4.11995: 4.32000: 4.32005: 4.62010: 4.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia stood at 4.73. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia peaked at 4.73 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.32, in 1960.

That places Namibia 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.39 2.32 2.46 2
1970s 2.78 2.64 2.92 2
1980s 3.42 3.23 3.61 2
1990s 4.17 4.08 4.26 2
2000s 4.44 4.29 4.58 2
2010s 4.73 4.73 4.73 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 75 Ecuador 4.84 compare
  2. 76 Mexico 4.82 compare
  3. 77 Tanzania 4.75 compare
  4. 78 Brunei 4.73 compare
  5. 80 Portugal 4.71 compare
  6. 81 Mauritius 4.69 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Namibia was 4.73 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 4.73 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.32 in 1960.
How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Namibia ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.