Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.86 GPIA in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
0.86 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
105th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8358 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2018
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia stood at 0.86 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8358 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Namibia 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8358 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.903 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9358 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9854 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9508 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9483 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9697 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9668 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9635 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9747 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9715 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9837 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.921 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.86 GPIA | -6.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.86 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.86 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8694 GPIA | 0.8358 GPIA | 0.903 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.953 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 9 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Namibia was 0.86 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8358 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Namibia ranks 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release