Start of the academic school year in Namibia
Namibia: Start of the academic school year was 2,022 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
2,022 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,022 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1,970 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2022
Start of the academic school year in Namibia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Namibia is 2,022 tertiary education, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Namibia peaked at 2,022 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,970 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,980 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,990 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,000 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,010 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,021 tertiary education | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,022 tertiary education | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 113 Belgium 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Bermuda 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Bolivia 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Botswana 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Canada 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Congo, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Colombia 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Czech Republic 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 United Kingdom 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Guinea 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Greece 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Grenada 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Croatia, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Iceland 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Italy 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Japan 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Lebanon 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 St. Lucia 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Madagascar, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 North Macedonia, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Malta 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Montenegro 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Mozambique, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Netherlands, The 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Panama 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Papua New Guinea 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Portugal 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Paraguay 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Romania 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Slovenia, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Tunisia 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Türkiye, Republic of 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 United States 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Zambia 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 2,022 tertiary education 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 start of the academic school year in Namibia?
- Start of the academic school year in Namibia was 2,022 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,022 tertiary education in 2022.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for start of the academic school year?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release