Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0071 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Namibia 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.007 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.007 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +65.1% | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -28.4% | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 183 Mauritania 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Botswana 0.0076 units per square kilometre compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0065 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 Lithuania 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Canada 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
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), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.