School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 93,220 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 93,220 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 93,220 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24,840, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 131st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,228 | 24,840 | 31,933 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,390 | 33,147 | 46,695 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,709 | 49,698 | 58,575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,383 | 61,061 | 80,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,486 | 73,558 | 76,972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,772 | 77,439 | 93,220 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia was 93,220 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 93,220 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,840 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 131st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release