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 26.4% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia is 26.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia peaked at 37.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 22nd 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 | 37.1% | — |
| 1999 | 34.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 30.5% | 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 26.4% 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 37.1% 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 26.4% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 22nd 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 14.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release