Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 10.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 158th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Namibia was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 children of primary 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