Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia

Namibia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1997
All-time low
3 years
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia, 1997–2019

01231997200820191997: 3 years1998: 3 years1999: 3 years2000: 3 years2001: 3 years2002: 3 years2003: 3 years2004: 3 years2005: 3 years2006: 3 years2007: 3 years2008: 3 years2009: 3 years2010: 3 years2011: 3 years2012: 3 years2013: 3 years2014: 3 years2015: 3 years2016: 3 years2017: 3 years2018: 3 years2019: 3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia stood at 3 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia peaked at 3 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1997.

Namibia ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years) in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year years Change
1997 3 years
1998 3 years +0.0%
1999 3 years +0.0%
2000 3 years +0.0%
2001 3 years +0.0%
2002 3 years +0.0%
2003 3 years +0.0%
2004 3 years +0.0%
2005 3 years +0.0%
2006 3 years +0.0%
2007 3 years +0.0%
2008 3 years +0.0%
2009 3 years +0.0%
2010 3 years +0.0%
2011 3 years +0.0%
2012 3 years +0.0%
2013 3 years +0.0%
2014 3 years +0.0%
2015 3 years +0.0%
2016 3 years +0.0%
2017 3 years +0.0%
2018 3 years +0.0%
2019 3 years +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 3 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 years, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 3 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 years, 3.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 years 3 years 3 years 3
2000s 3 years 3 years 3 years 10
2010s 3 years 3 years 3 years 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Eritrea 5 years compare
  2. 2 Benin 4 years compare
  3. 3 Canada 3 years compare
  4. 3 North Korea 3 years compare
  5. 3 Mongolia 3 years compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia?
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Namibia was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1997.
What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1997.
How does Namibia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Namibia ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
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Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/