Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Namibia
Namibia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 31,904 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Namibia is 31,904 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 31,904 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,332 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 125th 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, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,332 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,746 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 12,152 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 12,548 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 12,934 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 13,307 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 13,863 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 14,518 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 15,215 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 15,899 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 16,517 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 17,056 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 17,468 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 17,814 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 18,157 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 18,539 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 18,883 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 19,300 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 19,758 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 20,215 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 20,648 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 21,212 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 21,824 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 22,443 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23,031 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 23,555 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 24,107 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24,564 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 24,932 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 25,222 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25,441 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 25,631 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 25,755 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 25,817 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25,813 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 25,741 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25,708 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 25,490 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25,194 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24,930 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,794 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 24,945 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25,526 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26,387 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 27,375 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28,349 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29,178 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29,958 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30,677 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 31,329 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,904 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,351 number | 11,332 number | 15,899 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,371 number | 16,517 number | 20,215 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,154 number | 20,648 number | 25,222 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,552 number | 24,930 number | 25,817 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,852 number | 24,794 number | 31,329 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,904 number | 31,904 number | 31,904 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, male in Namibia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Namibia was 31,904 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,904 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,332 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.