School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 202,378 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 202,378.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia peaked at 205,600 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74,288, in 2008.
Namibia ranks 40th of 102 countries on this measure, 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 | 77,833 | 76,910 | 78,592 | 3 |
| 2000s | 75,960 | 74,288 | 78,047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,537 | 139,584 | 184,144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,898 | 188,899 | 205,600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 254,613 compare
- 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 241,773 compare
- 39 Ukraine 229,321 compare
- 41 El Salvador 200,061 compare
- 42 Nicaragua 198,847 compare
- 43 Belgium 178,083 compare
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Namibia was 202,378 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 205,600 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,288 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 23.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release