Population, age 8, total in Namibia
Namibia: Population, age 8, total was 49,587 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, total in Namibia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 8, total in Namibia is 49,587, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Namibia peaked at 55,473 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38,925, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 132nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,863 | 38,925 | 54,262 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,487 | 49,858 | 55,473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,045 | 48,738 | 49,587 | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, total in Namibia?
- Population, age 8, total in Namibia was 49,587 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55,473 in 2002.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,925 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for population, age 8, total?
- Namibia ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.