School life expectancy, primary, female in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.48 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Namibia, 1989β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Namibia is 8.48 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Namibia peaked at 9.9 years in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.76 years, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 5th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.55 years | 9.55 years | 9.55 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.31 years | 8.38 years | 9.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9 years | 7.76 years | 8.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 years | 8 years | 8.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 years | 8.39 years | 8.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 2 American Samoa 7.3 years
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.94 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.07 years compare
- 4 Malawi 8.49 years compare
- 6 Zambia 8.4 years compare
- 7 Mozambique 8.31 years compare
- 7 South Africa 6.95 years compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.28 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, female in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Namibia was 8.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 years in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 years in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Namibia ranks 5th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release