Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 21,240 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia, 1992β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia stood at 21,240. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 21,240 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,213, in 2012.
That places Namibia 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,212 | 10,912 | 13,124 | 8 |
| 2000s | 12,995 | 12,191 | 13,854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,435 | 10,213 | 18,618 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,760 | 19,058 | 21,240 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 118 Belarus, Republic of 22,228 compare
- 119 El Salvador 22,132 compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,845 compare
- 122 Panama 19,072 compare
- 123 Uruguay 18,882 compare
- 124 Slovak Republic 18,530 compare
More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia was 21,240 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,240 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,213 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.