School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 129,171 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Namibia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 129,171 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 129,171 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,818 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,818 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,655 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 25,491 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 26,332 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 27,181 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 28,056 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 29,329 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 30,753 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 32,206 number | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 33,559 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 34,656 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 35,588 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 36,287 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 36,873 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 37,475 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 38,229 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 38,954 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 39,822 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 40,775 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 41,739 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 42,659 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 43,903 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 45,185 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 46,427 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 47,562 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 48,489 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 49,484 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 101,498 number | +105.1% |
| 1998 | 102,666 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 103,507 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 104,076 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 104,487 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 104,598 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 104,440 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 104,025 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 103,396 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 102,691 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 101,623 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 100,623 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 100,201 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 100,951 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 103,325 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 106,976 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 111,295 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 115,543 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 118,767 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 121,804 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 124,577 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 127,038 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 129,171 number | +1.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 129,171 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 129,171 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +105.1% | 49,484 number | 101,498 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,138 number | 23,818 number | 33,559 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,040 number | 34,656 number | 41,739 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,138 number | 42,659 number | 103,507 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,016 number | 100,201 number | 104,598 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,945 number | 100,951 number | 129,171 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Namibia was 129,171 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 129,171 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,818 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.