School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 124,165 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
124,165 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
140th
of 205 countries
All-time high
124,566 number
in 2014
All-time low
41,863 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Namibia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Namibia stood at 124,165 number.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Namibia peaked at 124,566 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41,863 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 140th of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,863 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,152 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 44,494 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 45,860 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 47,226 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 48,552 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 49,486 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 50,686 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 52,116 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 53,733 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 55,527 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 56,920 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 58,534 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 60,631 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 63,385 number | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 66,798 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 70,512 number | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 74,428 number | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 78,138 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 81,314 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 83,871 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 85,952 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 87,748 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 89,429 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 91,124 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 92,820 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 94,660 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 96,584 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 98,691 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 101,040 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 103,604 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 105,704 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 108,077 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 110,552 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 112,948 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 115,226 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 117,075 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 118,699 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 120,134 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 121,435 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 122,620 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 123,374 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 124,093 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 124,543 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 124,566 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 124,167 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 122,841 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 121,614 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 121,227 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 122,120 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 124,165 number | +1.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 124,165 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 705,473 number, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 124,165 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 987,874 number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,717 number | 41,863 number | 53,733 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,619 number | 55,527 number | 81,314 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,192 number | 83,871 number | 101,040 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,345 number | 103,604 number | 121,435 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,116 number | 121,227 number | 124,566 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,165 number | 124,165 number | 124,165 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, male in Namibia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Namibia was 124,165 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 124,566 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,863 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.