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

Latest (2020)
27,390 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
130th
of 204 countries
All-time high
27,390 number
in 2020
All-time low
9,598 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Namibia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 127 Kuwait 28,353 number compare
  2. 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,004 number compare
  3. 129 Slovakia 27,964 number compare
  4. 131 Hong Kong 27,146 number compare
  5. 132 Botswana 24,330 number compare
  6. 133 Guinea-Bissau 24,268 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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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.