School enrollment, primary, private in Namibia
Namibia: School enrollment, primary, private was 5.9% in 2018. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Namibia, 1992β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 5.9% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Namibia peaked at 6.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1996.
Namibia ranks 141st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 138 Italy 6.1% compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 6.0% compare
- 140 Austria 6.0% compare
- 142 South Africa 5.8% compare
- 143 Cambodia 5.7% compare
- 144 Switzerland 5.5% 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 enrollment, primary, private in Namibia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Namibia was 5.9% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Namibia ranks 141st out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.