School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 120,782 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
120,782 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
132nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
120,782 number
in 2017
All-time low
34,816 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, male in Namibia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, male in Namibia stood at 120,782 number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Namibia peaked at 120,782 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34,816 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 132nd 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.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,816 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,962 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 37,189 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 38,418 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 39,595 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 40,704 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 40,972 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 41,322 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 41,836 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 42,591 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 43,664 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 44,896 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 46,290 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 47,869 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 49,716 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 51,906 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 54,843 number | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 57,972 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 61,313 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 64,783 number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 68,229 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 71,254 number | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 74,260 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 77,004 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 79,377 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 81,470 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 83,289 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 84,987 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 86,700 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 88,525 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 90,439 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 91,445 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 92,649 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 94,192 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 96,116 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 98,392 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 100,653 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 103,030 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 105,399 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 107,713 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 109,999 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 111,963 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 113,866 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 115,663 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 117,290 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 118,777 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 119,882 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 120,782 number | +0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 120,782 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 527,840 number, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 120,782 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 569,382 number, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,340 number | 34,816 number | 42,591 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,325 number | 43,664 number | 64,783 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,510 number | 68,229 number | 88,525 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,003 number | 90,439 number | 107,713 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,028 number | 109,999 number | 120,782 number | 8 |
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, tertiary education, male in Namibia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Namibia was 120,782 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 120,782 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,816 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.