Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 16.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia peaked at 29.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 27th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.4% | — |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 26.4% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia was 16.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release