School enrollment, primary in Namibia
Namibia: School enrollment, primary was 97.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Namibia, 1989–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 97.5% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Namibia peaked at 97.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1989.
That places Namibia 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 77.5% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 87.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 91.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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. average years of schooling 3.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Namibia?
- School enrollment, primary in Namibia was 97.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Namibia ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.