School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 404,214 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia, 1997β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia stood at 404,214.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia peaked at 411,518 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149,258, in 2008.
That places Namibia 40th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,144 | 155,323 | 158,622 | 3 |
| 2000s | 152,829 | 149,258 | 156,868 | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,717 | 279,857 | 368,977 | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,154 | 378,857 | 411,518 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 502,802 compare
- 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 473,037 compare
- 39 Ukraine 448,585 compare
- 41 Nicaragua 391,482 compare
- 42 El Salvador 391,208 compare
- 43 Belgium 348,658 compare
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia was 404,214 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 411,518 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,258 in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Namibia ranks 40th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release