School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 244,869 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia stood at 244,869 number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 244,869 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69,893 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 129th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,947 number | 69,893 number | 88,955 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,309 number | 91,213 number | 132,461 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,586 number | 139,222 number | 179,570 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,082 number | 183,427 number | 218,969 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,728 number | 223,729 number | 244,869 number | 8 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Namibia was 244,869 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 244,869 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,893 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.