Children out of school, male in Namibia
Namibia: Children out of school, male was 2.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, male in Namibia, 1989–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
In 2012, children out of school, male in Namibia stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.9% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Namibia peaked at 17.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 121st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 17.2% | — |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -37.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.3% | 16.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, male in Namibia?
- Children out of school, male in Namibia was 2.7% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for children out of school, male?
- Namibia ranks 121st out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.