Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia

Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 36.3% in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
36.3%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
38th
of 142 countries
All-time high
40.5%
in 2004
All-time low
18.9%
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2007

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia, 1992–2007

0102030401992199920071992: 18.9 %1998: 38.1 %1999: 38.5 %2000: 37.3 %2001: 35.5 %2002: 38.7 %2003: 37.4 %2004: 40.5 %2005: 39.2 %2006: 40 %2007: 36.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia is 36.3%, measured in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia peaked at 40.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1992.

Namibia ranks 38th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Namibia, 1992 to 2007.
Year % Change
1992 18.9%
1998 38.1% +101.5%
1999 38.5% +0.9%
2000 37.3% -3.1%
2001 35.5% -4.8%
2002 38.7% +9.2%
2003 37.4% -3.3%
2004 40.5% +8.2%
2005 39.2% -3.3%
2006 40.0% +2.1%
2007 36.3% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.8% 18.9% 38.5% 3
2000s 38.1% 35.5% 40.5% 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 35 Lesotho 38.4% compare
  2. 36 Nicaragua 38.1% compare
  3. 37 Belize 37.6% compare
  4. 39 Republic of Moldova 35.8% compare
  5. 40 Bahamas 34.6% compare
  6. 41 Guyana 33.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Namibia was 36.3% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1992.
How does Namibia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Namibia ranks 38th out of 142 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.