School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Namibia
Namibia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.7 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Namibia, 1991β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14.7 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Namibia peaked at 14.9 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.46 years, in 2006.
Namibia ranks 67th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 years | 11.73 years | 12.83 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.82 years | 11.46 years | 12.15 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.44 years | 14.03 years | 14.79 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.81 years | 14.7 years | 14.9 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 to tertiary, male in Namibia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Namibia was 14.7 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.46 years in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release