Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7483 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.7483 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5184 GPIA, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 127th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9898 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.8609 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9297 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5607 GPIA | -39.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5184 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9826 GPIA | +89.5% |
| 2021 | 0.713 GPIA | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8079 GPIA | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7483 GPIA | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7719 GPIA | 0.5184 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8576 GPIA | 0.713 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Namibia was 0.7483 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5184 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Namibia ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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