Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia

Namibia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
31.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 154 countries
All-time high
37.1%
in 1998
All-time low
29.5%
in 2002
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, 1998–2018

0102030401998200820181998: 37.1 %1999: 34.1 %2000: 30.8 %2001: 29.8 %2002: 29.5 %2003: 30 %2004: 30.5 %2005: 31.6 %2006: 32.3 %2007: 33 %2008: 33.2 %2009: 33.1 %2010: 33 %2012: 31.9 %2013: 31.7 %2017: 31 %2018: 31.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia stood at 31.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia peaked at 37.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2002.

Namibia ranks 17th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 37.1%
1999 34.1% -8.2%
2000 30.8% -9.6%
2001 29.8% -3.1%
2002 29.5% -1.0%
2003 30.0% +1.6%
2004 30.5% +1.6%
2005 31.6% +3.6%
2006 32.3% +2.3%
2007 33.0% +2.1%
2008 33.2% +0.7%
2009 33.1% -0.2%
2010 33.0% -0.3%
2012 31.9% -3.2%
2013 31.7% -0.6%
2017 31.0% -2.2%
2018 31.3% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.6% 34.1% 37.1% 2
2000s 31.4% 29.5% 33.2% 10
2010s 31.8% 31.0% 33.0% 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 14 Nepal 33.1% compare
  2. 15 Ghana 32.0% compare
  3. 16 Burundi 31.7% compare
  4. 18 Chad 30.4% compare
  5. 19 Gambia 30.0% compare
  6. 20 Zambia 28.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia was 31.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Namibia ranks 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 primary 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 primary 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
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/