School age population, upper secondary education, male in Namibia
Namibia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 56,338 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Namibia, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Namibia is 56,338, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Namibia peaked at 56,338 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,622, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 138th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,638 | 14,622 | 18,475 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,983 | 19,199 | 27,766 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,772 | 30,532 | 36,568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,824 | 36,906 | 51,501 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,160 | 48,000 | 52,270 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,557 | 50,474 | 56,338 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67,010 compare
- 136 Oman 63,798 compare
- 137 Armenia, Republic of 60,297 compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 55,548 compare
- 140 Lesotho, Kingdom of 49,782 compare
- 141 Botswana 48,516 compare
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, upper secondary education, male in Namibia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Namibia was 56,338 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 56,338 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,622 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Namibia ranks 138th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release