Primary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.007 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.007 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0078 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 units per person, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0075 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0077 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 0.007 units per person | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.007 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.007 units per person | +6.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.007 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.007 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +49.4% | 0.0047 units per person | 0.007 units per person |
| 2012 | -28.1% | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 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, per capita in Namibia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Namibia was 0.007 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.