Namibia vs Small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Namibia
48.3%
in 2017
Small states
28.0%
in 2019
Namibia rank
9th
Small states rank
7th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Namibia
  • Small states
0204060199720082019

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 48.3% against 28.0% in Small states, a difference of 20.3%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 9th and Small states ranks 7th of 154 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 55.0% 26.5% 28.5% Namibia
2000s 43.4% 28.3% 15.1% Namibia
2010s 47.6% 29.9% 17.7% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Namibia or Small states?
Namibia, at 48.3% against 28.0% in Small states as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Namibia and Small states?
20.3%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Small states?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Small states rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Namibia ranks 9th and Small states ranks 7th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/