Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia

Namibia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 36,973 number in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
36,973 number
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
70th
of 149 countries
All-time high
70,059 number
in 1995
All-time low
35,164 number
in 2002
Years of data
11
1995–2007

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia, 1995–2007

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1995200120071995: 70.1k number1998: 61.7k number1999: 62.3k number2000: 58.0k number2001: 53.6k number2002: 35.2k number2003: 44.9k number2004: 46.3k number2005: 42.9k number2006: 49.8k number2007: 37.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 36,973 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia peaked at 70,059 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35,164 number, in 2002.

Namibia ranks 70th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Namibia, 1995 to 2007.
Year number Change
1995 70,059 number
1998 61,731 number -11.9%
1999 62,289 number +0.9%
2000 57,974 number -6.9%
2001 53,555 number -7.6%
2002 35,164 number -34.3%
2003 44,891 number +27.7%
2004 46,329 number +3.2%
2005 42,912 number -7.4%
2006 49,837 number +16.1%
2007 36,973 number -25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64,693 number 61,731 number 70,059 number 3
2000s 45,954 number 35,164 number 57,974 number 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 67 Lesotho 39,570 number compare
  2. 68 Australia 39,079 number compare
  3. 69 Botswana 38,596 number compare
  4. 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,833 number compare
  5. 72 Armenia 34,172 number
  6. 73 Eswatini 33,994 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Namibia was 36,973 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 70,059 number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 35,164 number in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Namibia ranks 70th out of 149 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/