School age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 416,136 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 416,136 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 416,136 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 145,497 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 117th out of 206 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 | 168,555 number | 145,497 number | 195,692 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 237,580 number | 203,889 number | 266,907 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,788 number | 272,206 number | 334,699 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,755 number | 340,232 number | 358,333 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,098 number | 349,464 number | 405,849 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,136 number | 416,136 number | 416,136 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- 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 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (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 416,136 number in 2020, 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 416,136 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,497 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.