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 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia is 1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 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 1.2% 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 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Namibia ranks 160th out of 206 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 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release