School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 27,390 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia is 27,390 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 27,390 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,598 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 130th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,598 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,858 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 10,145 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 10,455 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 10,775 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 11,116 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 11,419 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 11,727 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 12,053 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 12,415 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 12,769 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 13,199 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 13,788 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 14,488 number | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 15,219 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 16,035 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 16,703 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 17,218 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 17,625 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 18,028 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 18,384 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 18,769 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 19,148 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 19,524 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19,887 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 20,222 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,676 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 21,231 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 21,841 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 22,420 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 22,978 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 23,451 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 23,890 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24,294 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 24,686 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25,060 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 25,345 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25,513 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 25,591 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 25,678 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 25,833 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25,757 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 25,477 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 25,095 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 24,784 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24,423 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 24,366 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24,858 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25,711 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 26,536 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27,390 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,956 number | 9,598 number | 12,415 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,507 number | 12,769 number | 18,028 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,210 number | 18,384 number | 22,420 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,649 number | 22,978 number | 25,678 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,284 number | 24,366 number | 26,536 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,390 number | 27,390 number | 27,390 number | 1 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67,906 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia was 27,390 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,390 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,598 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.