School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 8.68 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia, 1986β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia is 8.68 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 9.94 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.91 years, in 2006.
Namibia ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.19 years | 9.04 years | 9.27 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.44 years | 8.54 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.07 years | 7.91 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 years | 8.2 years | 8.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 years | 8.59 years | 8.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Haiti 11.16 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 American Samoa 7.19 years compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.56 years compare
- 6 South Africa 7.12 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Namibia was 8.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 years in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release