Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 21,240 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia, 1992–2024
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.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,912 | — |
| 1993 | 11,402 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 11,891 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 12,381 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 12,902 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 13,026 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 13,124 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 12,062 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 12,327 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12,579 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12,970 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12,926 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12,191 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13,113 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 12,800 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 13,675 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 13,854 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 13,516 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 13,652 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11,932 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 10,213 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 13,144 | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 16,076 | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 16,815 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17,479 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18,085 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 18,333 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18,618 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19,058 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 19,266 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 19,707 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19,527 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 21,240 | +8.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 21,240 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46,016, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 21,240 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50,688, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +28.7% | 10,213 | 13,144 |
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
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 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 — 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.