Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia is 99.13, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 99.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.78, in 1989.
That places Namibia 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 85.78 | — |
| 1990 | 86.13 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.92 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 91.7 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 92.62 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.53 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 93.52 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.86 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 91.6 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.11 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.19 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 88.86 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.95 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.15 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 90.53 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.18 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 90.95 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 89.61 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 93.12 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 93.21 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.06 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 95.08 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.29 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 97.99 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 99.2 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 98.84 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.6 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.43 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.54 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.53 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.59 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.95 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.14 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.9 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.13 | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 99.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 99.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.78 | 85.78 | 85.78 | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.02 | 86.13 | 93.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.86 | 88.86 | 94.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.01 | 95.08 | 99.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.06 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Namibia was 99.13 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.78 in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 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.