School age population, primary education, male in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, primary education, male was 207,808 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Namibia stood at 207,808 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Namibia peaked at 207,808 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71,628 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 83,249 number | 71,628 number | 96,784 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,567 number | 100,867 number | 132,267 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,360 number | 134,939 number | 166,355 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,149 number | 169,085 number | 177,939 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,596 number | 174,130 number | 202,665 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,808 number | 207,808 number | 207,808 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (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, male in Namibia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Namibia was 207,808 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 207,808 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,628 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.