School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 96,055 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
96,055 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
139th
of 205 countries
All-time high
100,942 number
in 2015
All-time low
32,684 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Namibia is 96,055 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 100,942 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32,684 number, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 139th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,684 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,788 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 34,742 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 35,674 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 36,644 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 37,614 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 38,212 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 39,024 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 40,063 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 41,334 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 42,775 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 43,926 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 45,069 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 46,396 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 47,997 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 50,047 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 52,793 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 56,009 number | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 59,315 number | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 62,470 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 65,207 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 67,185 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 68,610 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 69,854 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 71,150 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 72,473 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 73,901 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 75,395 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 76,918 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 78,427 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 80,067 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 81,494 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 83,395 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 85,530 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 87,734 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 89,931 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 91,684 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 93,196 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 94,624 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 96,117 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 97,543 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 98,322 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 98,915 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99,517 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 100,323 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 100,942 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100,390 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99,139 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 97,803 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 96,594 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 96,055 number | -0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 96,055 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 753,852 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 96,055 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,978 number | 32,684 number | 41,334 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,680 number | 42,775 number | 62,470 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,912 number | 65,207 number | 78,427 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,377 number | 80,067 number | 96,117 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,949 number | 96,594 number | 100,942 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,055 number | 96,055 number | 96,055 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Namibia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Namibia was 96,055 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,942 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,684 number in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.