School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 12.1 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia, 1995β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 12.1 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 12.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.45 years, in 2006.
That places Namibia 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 11.35 years | 11.08 years | 11.65 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.75 years | 10.45 years | 10.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.61 years | 10.9 years | 12.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.07 years | 11.98 years | 12.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 St. Kitts and Nevis 14.06 years compare
- 1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 10.89 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 10.79 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 12.69 years compare
- 3 Niue 10.65 years compare
- 4 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 10.52 years compare
- 4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 11.97 years compare
- 5 Eswatini, Kingdom of 11.92 years compare
- 5 Tokelau 5.85 years compare
- 6 Monaco 11.88 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, male in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia was 12.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 years in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release