Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia
Namibia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia, 1989β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia stood at 99.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 99.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 1989.
Namibia ranks 43rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 86.1% | 93.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 88.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Namibia was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 1989.
- How does Namibia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release