Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia
Namibia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2010.
That places Namibia 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 8.3% | 33.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.6% | 34.0% | 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Namibia was 34.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.