Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Namibia
Namibia: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 15.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Namibia, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 15.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
The figure is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Namibia peaked at 24.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 14th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.6% | — |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 12.1% | 24.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Namibia?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Namibia was 15.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Namibia ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.