Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Namibia
Namibia: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
7
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Namibia, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 7 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Namibia peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1998.
That places Namibia 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
- 1 Croatia 7 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Estonia 7 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 compare
- 1 Gambia 7 compare
- 1 Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 7 compare
- 1 Mali 7 compare
- 1 Romania 7 compare
- 1 Russia 7 compare
- 1 Serbia 7 compare
- 1 South Africa 7 compare
- 1 Suriname 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
- 1 Zambia 7 compare
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Namibia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Namibia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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