School age population, primary education, female in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, primary education, female was 208,328 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Namibia is 208,328 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Namibia peaked at 208,328 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73,869 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 | 85,306 number | 73,869 number | 98,908 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,013 number | 103,022 number | 134,640 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 152,428 number | 137,267 number | 168,344 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,606 number | 171,147 number | 180,395 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,502 number | 175,334 number | 203,184 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 208,328 number | 208,328 number | 208,328 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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. average years of schooling 3.21 live births per woman (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 208,328 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 208,328 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,869 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.