Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia is 5.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia peaked at 36.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -17.3% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.0% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 18.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 15.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Namibia was 5.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Namibia ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. 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 youth of upper 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