School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 76,907 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 76,907 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia peaked at 76,907 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,275 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,842 number | 27,275 number | 34,868 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,053 number | 35,889 number | 51,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,852 number | 52,918 number | 63,495 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,270 number | 65,207 number | 75,903 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,242 number | 73,176 number | 76,700 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,907 number | 76,907 number | 76,907 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 131 Gabon 86,049 number compare
- 132 Gambia 81,277 number compare
- 133 Croatia, Republic of 80,711 number compare
- 135 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 76,864 number compare
- 136 Lithuania, Republic of 74,707 number compare
- 137 Botswana 70,589 number 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, lower secondary education, female in Namibia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Namibia was 76,907 number in 2020, 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 76,907 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,275 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.