Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 6,210 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 6,210 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 6,210 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,106, in 2012.
That places Namibia 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,825 | — |
| 1999 | 3,973 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 4,089 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 4,241 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 4,281 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,322 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4,362 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,346 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,337 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,328 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,320 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,311 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,338 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,722 | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 3,106 | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 4,117 | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 5,128 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 5,301 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 5,458 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5,570 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5,563 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,787 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5,853 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5,777 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,866 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,781 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6,210 | +7.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 6,210 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 6,210 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,564, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +32.5% | 3,106 | 4,117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,899 | 3,825 | 3,973 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,294 | 4,089 | 4,362 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,809 | 3,106 | 5,787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,897 | 5,777 | 6,210 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Namibia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Namibia was 6,210 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,210 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,106 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.