Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female was 8,570 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia stood at 8,570 number.
The figure is up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia peaked at 9,640 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,118 number, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 35th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,407 number | — |
| 1998 | 2,118 number | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 2,449 number | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 2,631 number | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 5,951 number | +126.2% |
| 2006 | 5,381 number | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 6,396 number | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 6,428 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6,894 number | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9,493 number | +37.7% |
| 2013 | 9,640 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8,570 number | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,325 number | 2,118 number | 2,449 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 5,357 number | 2,631 number | 6,428 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 8,649 number | 6,894 number | 9,640 number | 4 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,999 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia?
- Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female in Namibia was 8,570 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,640 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,118 number in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.