Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia

Namibia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 120.3% in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
120.3%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
120.3%
in 2017
All-time low
102.7%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1995–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia, 1995–2017

02550751001251995200620171995: 105.8 %1996: 104.6 %1997: 104.1 %1998: 103.7 %1999: 102.7 %2000: 103.6 %2001: 105.5 %2002: 106.1 %2003: 106 %2004: 104 %2005: 104.3 %2006: 103.1 %2007: 105.2 %2008: 106.1 %2009: 106.5 %2010: 107.3 %2012: 111.9 %2013: 114.4 %2017: 120.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia is 120.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia peaked at 120.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 102.7%, in 1999.

Namibia ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 104.2% 102.7% 105.8% 5
2000s 105.0% 103.1% 106.5% 10
2010s 113.5% 107.3% 120.3% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 3 Sweden 125.1% compare
  2. 4 Costa Rica 123.5% compare
  3. 5 Sierra Leone 122.7% compare
  4. 7 Belgium 118.0% compare
  5. 8 Brazil 117.1% compare
  6. 9 Argentina 116.8% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Namibia was 120.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 120.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 102.7% in 1999.
How does Namibia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Namibia ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.