Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 31,939 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 31,939 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 31,939 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,619 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,619 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,013 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 12,398 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 12,781 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 13,171 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 13,576 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 14,106 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 14,759 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 15,472 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 16,176 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 16,811 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 17,384 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 17,812 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 18,157 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 18,484 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 18,839 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 19,203 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 19,620 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 20,068 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 20,514 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 20,937 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 21,483 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 22,071 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 22,665 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 23,236 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 23,751 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 24,296 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24,768 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 25,162 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25,476 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25,711 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 25,932 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 26,059 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26,107 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26,077 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25,976 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25,915 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 25,666 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 25,338 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,044 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24,881 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25,002 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 25,564 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26,415 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 27,399 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28,371 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 29,200 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29,982 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30,706 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 31,361 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,939 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,607 number | 11,619 number | 16,176 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,689 number | 16,811 number | 20,514 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,384 number | 20,937 number | 25,476 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,782 number | 25,044 number | 26,107 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,888 number | 24,881 number | 31,361 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,939 number | 31,939 number | 31,939 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Namibia was 31,939 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,939 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,619 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.