Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 24.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 24.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia peaked at 24.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.0% | — |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 13.5% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67,906 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia was 24.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Namibia ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary