School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.93 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia, 1995β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia is 11.93 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 12.03 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.42 years, in 2006.
Namibia ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.52 years | 11.04 years | 11.95 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.69 years | 10.42 years | 10.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 years | 10.82 years | 11.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 years | 11.84 years | 12.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Cook Islands 10.99 years compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.41 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 10.75 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 13.07 years compare
- 3 Monaco 11.96 years compare
- 3 Niue 10.6 years compare
- 4 Anguilla 10.58 years compare
- 5 Tokelau 5.9 years compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.82 years compare
- 6 Eswatini 11.55 years compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Namibia was 11.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.42 years in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release