Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia

Namibia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 48.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
48.3%
World rank
9th
of 154 countries
All-time high
55.8%
in 1998
All-time low
39.5%
in 2006
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

02040601998200720171998: 55.8 %1999: 54.2 %2000: 50.4 %2001: 46.1 %2002: 42.5 %2003: 44.9 %2004: 42 %2005: 40.2 %2006: 39.5 %2007: 40.1 %2008: 43.5 %2009: 44.6 %2010: 45.3 %2012: 48.6 %2013: 48.2 %2017: 48.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia is 48.3%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Namibia peaked at 55.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2006.

That places Namibia 9th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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, both sexes (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 55.8%
1999 54.2% -2.8%
2000 50.4% -7.1%
2001 46.1% -8.4%
2002 42.5% -7.8%
2003 44.9% +5.6%
2004 42.0% -6.5%
2005 40.2% -4.3%
2006 39.5% -1.7%
2007 40.1% +1.5%
2008 43.5% +8.5%
2009 44.6% +2.6%
2010 45.3% +1.5%
2012 48.6% +7.3%
2013 48.2% -0.8%
2017 48.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.0% 54.2% 55.8% 2
2000s 43.4% 39.5% 50.4% 10
2010s 47.6% 45.3% 48.6% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 6 Burundi 51.8% compare
  2. 7 Lesotho 50.1% compare
  3. 8 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
  4. 10 Uganda 47.9% compare
  5. 11 Eritrea 47.8% compare
  6. 12 Nicaragua 47.4% 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 48.3% 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 55.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2006.
How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Namibia ranks 9th out of 154 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 20.5%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 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/