Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia
Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 103.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 103.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 103.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1996.
That places Namibia 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 63.3% | — |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 103.7% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 62.9% | 69.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 73.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 83.4% | 103.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Namibia was 103.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Namibia ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.