Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 46.4% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia stood at 46.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Namibia peaked at 48.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 19th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.6% | — |
| 1965 | 34.8% | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 39.0% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 40.3% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 38.9% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 30.6% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.2% | 39.0% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 38.9% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 39.1% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.5% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 46.4% 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 48.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Namibia ranks 19th 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 down 2.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)