Official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia
Namibia: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2010
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia peaked at 5 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Namibia ranks 3rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Afghanistan 6 years compare
- 1 Anguilla 3 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 3 years compare
- 1 Tokelau 3 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 years compare
- 3 Algeria 5 years compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 years compare
- 3 Philippines 5 years compare
- 4 Niue 1 years compare
- 5 Montserrat 0 years compare
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 290,443 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Namibia was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release