Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes was 573 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia stood at 573.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 742 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Namibia ranks 5th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 572 | — |
| 2015 | 742 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 452 | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 569 | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 658 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 590 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 468 | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 533 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 452 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 478 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 573 | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 511.86 | 0 | 742 | 7 |
| 2020s | 500.8 | 452 | 573 | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes in Namibia was 573 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 742 in 2015.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 5th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 unknown of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release