Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia

Namibia: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 4.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4.6%
World rank
130th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2004
All-time low
3.5%
in 2001
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia, 1998–2017

02461998200720171998: 3.8 %1999: 3.9 %2000: 3.7 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 4 %2004: 5.8 %2005: 4 %2006: 4.3 %2007: 4.2 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4.4 %2010: 5.1 %2012: 4.6 %2013: 3.8 %2017: 4.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 4.6% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia peaked at 5.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2001.

Namibia ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 3.8%
1999 3.9% +3.3%
2000 3.7% -5.6%
2001 3.5% -5.2%
2002 4.0% +11.9%
2004 5.8% +46.4%
2005 4.0% -30.1%
2006 4.3% +5.9%
2007 4.2% -1.6%
2008 4.2% -0.4%
2009 4.4% +5.9%
2010 5.1% +13.6%
2012 4.6% -8.2%
2013 3.8% -17.8%
2017 4.6% +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.9% 3.8% 3.9% 2
2000s 4.2% 3.5% 5.8% 9
2010s 4.5% 3.8% 5.1% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 127 Singapore 4.8% compare
  2. 128 Greece 4.7% compare
  3. 129 Ethiopia 4.7% compare
  4. 131 Cambodia 4.5% compare
  5. 132 Yemen 4.3% compare
  6. 133 Norway 4.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Namibia was 4.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
Namibia ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,685 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in lower secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in lower secondary education.