Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia
Namibia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 94.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia stood at 94.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 95.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2003.
That places Namibia 68th out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.3% | — |
| 1999 | 89.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 89.2% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.1% | 92.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 89.8% | 95.9% | 9 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Namibia was 94.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release