Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia is 0.7143 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia peaked at 0.9897 modelled data in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Namibia 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9494 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.925 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8875 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8365 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8026 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.777 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7887 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8175 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.856 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8974 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9537 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9897 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9773 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9398 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9241 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9054 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9062 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8654 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8462 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7917 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.75 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7647 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7333 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7143 modelled data | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8474 modelled data | 0.777 modelled data | 0.9494 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9205 modelled data | 0.8462 modelled data | 0.9897 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.759 modelled data | 0.7143 modelled data | 0.8 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9897 modelled data in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Namibia ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release