School age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 500,912 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 500,912 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 500,912 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 132,976, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 112th of 216 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 | 155,440 | 132,976 | 180,719 | 10 |
| 1980s | 216,820 | 187,533 | 240,629 | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,883 | 244,860 | 327,926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,366 | 342,010 | 365,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 364,735 | 344,589 | 410,464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,464 | 423,920 | 500,912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 109 Greece 557,140 compare
- 110 Switzerland 550,277 compare
- 111 Portugal 538,035 compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 496,340 compare
- 114 Panama 465,224 compare
- 115 Gambia, The 441,009 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, primary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia was 500,912 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 500,912 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,976 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release