School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 76,404 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
76,404 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
136th
of 205 countries
All-time high
76,404 number
in 2020
All-time low
25,953 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Namibia is 76,404 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Namibia peaked at 76,404 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25,953 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 136th of 205 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, lower secondary education, male (number) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,953 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,741 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 27,591 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 28,454 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 29,304 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 30,130 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 30,813 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 31,665 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 32,618 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 33,610 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 34,664 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 35,508 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 36,568 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 37,998 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 39,918 number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 42,255 number | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 44,586 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 46,893 number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 48,947 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 50,535 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 51,715 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 52,801 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 53,877 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 54,930 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 55,971 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 57,003 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 58,131 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 59,320 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 60,677 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 62,282 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 64,031 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 65,448 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 66,895 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 68,321 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 69,631 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 70,828 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 71,824 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72,727 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73,484 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 74,074 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 74,572 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 74,914 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75,291 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75,384 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74,944 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 74,177 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 73,088 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 72,450 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 72,691 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74,139 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 76,404 number | +3.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 76,404 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,884 number, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 76,404 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450,520 number, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,688 number | 25,953 number | 33,610 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,787 number | 34,664 number | 50,535 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,671 number | 51,715 number | 62,282 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,726 number | 64,031 number | 74,074 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,165 number | 72,450 number | 75,384 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,404 number | 76,404 number | 76,404 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Namibia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Namibia was 76,404 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,404 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,953 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.