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

10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.

Namibia vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Namibia

36.3%

in 2007

OECD members

11.1%

in 2019

Namibia rank

38th

OECD members rank

38th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

Namibia
OECD members

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.3% against 11.1% in OECD members, a difference of 25.2%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.3 times OECD members's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 38th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.3%	22.9%	15.4%	Namibia
2000s	38.1%	19.9%	18.3%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Namibia or OECD members?: Namibia, at 36.3% against 11.1% in OECD members as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Namibia and OECD members?: 25.2%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and OECD members?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.
How do Namibia and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Namibia ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 38th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.