Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia peaked at 35.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 160th 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, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 18.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 5.4% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 157 Italy 5.8% compare
- 158 Czechia 5.7% compare
- 159 Hong Kong, China 5.5% compare
- 160 Norway 5.4% compare
- 162 Kazakhstan 5.1% compare
- 162 United States of America 5.1% compare
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, male in Namibia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia was 5.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Namibia ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release