Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia is 1.9%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.9% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia peaked at 10.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 126th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -52.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia was 1.9% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Namibia ranks 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2012.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release