Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia

Namibia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 55.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
55.5%
World rank
7th
of 153 countries
All-time high
60.6%
in 1999
All-time low
46.2%
in 2006
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 60.6 %1999: 60.6 %2000: 56.9 %2001: 52.3 %2002: 47.9 %2003: 51.1 %2004: 48.1 %2005: 46.9 %2006: 46.2 %2007: 47.2 %2008: 50.5 %2009: 51.8 %2010: 52.4 %2012: 55.5 %2013: 55.1 %2017: 55.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia stood at 55.5%.

The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia peaked at 60.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2006.

Namibia ranks 7th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 60.6%
1999 60.6% +0.1%
2000 56.9% -6.2%
2001 52.3% -8.1%
2002 47.9% -8.3%
2003 51.1% +6.6%
2004 48.1% -5.9%
2005 46.9% -2.6%
2006 46.2% -1.5%
2007 47.2% +2.2%
2008 50.5% +7.0%
2009 51.8% +2.6%
2010 52.4% +1.2%
2012 55.5% +5.9%
2013 55.1% -0.7%
2017 55.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.6% 60.6% 60.6% 2
2000s 49.9% 46.2% 56.9% 10
2010s 54.6% 52.4% 55.5% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 4 Burkina Faso 59.2% compare
  2. 5 Madagascar 59.1% compare
  3. 6 Lesotho 58.9% compare
  4. 8 Burundi 54.7% compare
  5. 9 Eritrea 53.0% compare
  6. 10 Mozambique 51.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia was 55.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2006.
How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Namibia ranks 7th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/