Duration of compulsory education in Namibia
Namibia: Duration of compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
7 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Namibia, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Namibia is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Namibia peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 168 Lesotho, Kingdom of 7 years compare
- 168 Nicaragua 7 years compare
- 168 Eswatini, Kingdom of 7 years compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 7 years compare
- 168 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 years compare
- 168 Uganda 7 years compare
- 168 Zambia 7 years compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 7 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 duration of compulsory education in Namibia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Namibia was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Namibia ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release