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 0.5473 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2012, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia stood at 0.5473 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Namibia peaked at 0.8018 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5473 GPIA, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 146th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6775 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7047 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7743 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8018 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7401 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.784 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7821 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7572 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7965 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6548 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7239 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6995 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5473 GPIA | -21.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.5473 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9426 GPIA, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.5473 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 55% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6911 GPIA | 0.6775 GPIA | 0.7047 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7614 GPIA | 0.6548 GPIA | 0.8018 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6569 GPIA | 0.5473 GPIA | 0.7239 GPIA | 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 0.5473 GPIA 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 0.8018 GPIA 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 0.5473 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Namibia ranks 146th 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 26.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release