Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Namibia
Namibia: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Namibia is 86.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Namibia peaked at 99.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 124th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 72.1% | — |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 97.3% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34.6% | 73.8% | 99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 72.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 76.6% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 81.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 86.7% | 95.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Namibia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Namibia was 86.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.