School age population, primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, primary education, female was 252,219 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Namibia, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Namibia is 252,219, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 252,219 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67,535, 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 | 78,661 | 67,535 | 91,230 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,326 | 94,641 | 121,225 | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,856 | 123,319 | 166,503 | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,316 | 173,849 | 185,538 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,117 | 173,761 | 205,751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,374 | 213,025 | 252,219 | 6 |
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, female in Namibia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Namibia was 252,219 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 252,219 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,535 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release