How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Namibia

12,713 number

in 2007

Zimbabwe

14,227 number

in 2013

Namibia rank

76th

Zimbabwe rank

74th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Namibia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 14,227 number against 12,713 number in Namibia, a difference of 1,514 number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 148 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25,772 number	180,837 number	155,065 number	Zimbabwe
2000s	18,894 number	162,336 number	143,442 number	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Namibia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 14,227 number against 12,713 number in Namibia as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 1,514 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Namibia ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/