Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 54,017 in 2024. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Namibia, 1992β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 54,017 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Namibia peaked at 54,017 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,273, in 2021.
That places Namibia 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,820 | 26,188 | 45,089 | 5 |
| 2000s | 34,259 | 29,097 | 44,828 | 9 |
| 2010s | 40,618 | 35,959 | 53,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,706 | 19,273 | 54,017 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Namibia?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Namibia was 54,017 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 54,017 in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,273 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release