Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 3.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.3% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Namibia peaked at 18.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 127th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.7% | — |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -80.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.2% | 18.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 3.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Namibia?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Namibia was 3.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 127th out of 127 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release