Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.6294 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6294 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
150th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.7921 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.6245 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia is 0.6294 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia peaked at 0.7921 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6245 GPIA, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 150th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7921 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7744 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7509 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7436 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7291 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7407 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7291 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7084 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7099 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.716 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7165 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7046 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7046 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6963 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6936 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6893 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6849 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6743 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6681 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6658 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6654 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6548 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6708 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6567 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6273 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6245 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6294 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7833 GPIA | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.7921 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7249 GPIA | 0.7046 GPIA | 0.7509 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6797 GPIA | 0.6548 GPIA | 0.7046 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6418 GPIA | 0.6245 GPIA | 0.6708 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 147 Algeria 0.6316 GPIA compare
- 148 Montenegro 0.6314 GPIA compare
- 149 Hungary 0.6303 GPIA compare
- 151 Dominican Republic 0.6234 GPIA compare
- 152 Cyprus 0.6208 GPIA compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.6185 GPIA compare
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia was 0.6294 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7921 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6245 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Namibia ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release