Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 16,760 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia is 16,760 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia peaked at 17,506 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,629 number, in 1998.
That places Namibia 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,821 number | 4,629 number | 10,384 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,810 number | 5,727 number | 14,687 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 16,220 number | 13,511 number | 17,506 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Namibia was 16,760 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,506 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,629 number in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.