Namibia vs Zambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Namibia
31.3%
in 2018
Zambia
28.5%
in 2017
Namibia rank
17th
Zambia rank
20th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 31.3% against 28.5% in Zambia, a difference of 2.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 35.6% 29.7% 5.9% Namibia
2000s 31.7% 36.9% 5.2% Zambia
2010s 31.9% 31.4% 0.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Namibia or Zambia?
Namibia, at 31.3% against 28.5% in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Namibia and Zambia?
2.8%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Namibia ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/