School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 249,366 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
249,366 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
139th
of 205 countries
All-time high
251,526 number
in 2013
All-time low
85,912 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Namibia is 249,366 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 251,526 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85,912 number, in 1970.
That places Namibia 139th out of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85,912 number | — |
| 1971 | 88,482 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 91,014 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 93,586 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 96,239 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 98,920 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 100,990 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 103,572 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 106,552 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 109,812 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 113,328 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 116,252 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 119,535 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 123,696 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 129,097 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 135,754 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 143,228 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 151,073 number | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 158,469 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 164,766 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 169,840 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 173,967 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 177,519 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 180,852 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 184,230 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 187,638 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 191,346 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 195,246 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 199,500 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 204,204 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 209,305 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 213,638 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 218,511 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 223,579 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 228,501 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 233,187 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 237,038 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 240,444 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 243,435 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 246,094 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 248,442 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 249,732 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 250,906 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 251,526 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 251,304 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 250,250 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 247,409 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 244,765 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 243,807 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 245,419 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 249,366 number | +1.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 249,366 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 million number, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 249,366 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.96 million number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,508 number | 85,912 number | 109,812 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,520 number | 113,328 number | 164,766 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,434 number | 169,840 number | 204,204 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,373 number | 209,305 number | 246,094 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,356 number | 243,807 number | 251,526 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,366 number | 249,366 number | 249,366 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.68 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.13 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Namibia was 249,366 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 251,526 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,912 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.