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 26.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
26.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 1998
All-time low
25.5%
in 2002
Years of data
17
1998–2018

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

01020301998200820181998: 33.3 %1999: 30.2 %2000: 27 %2001: 26 %2002: 25.5 %2003: 26.1 %2004: 26.3 %2005: 27 %2006: 27.6 %2007: 28.3 %2008: 28.5 %2009: 28.3 %2010: 28.2 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 26.9 %2017: 25.9 %2018: 26.1 %

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 26.1%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Namibia peaked at 33.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2002.

Namibia ranks 21st of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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, both sexes (%) in Namibia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 33.3%
1999 30.2% -9.2%
2000 27.0% -10.8%
2001 26.0% -3.5%
2002 25.5% -1.9%
2003 26.1% +2.3%
2004 26.3% +0.9%
2005 27.0% +2.4%
2006 27.6% +2.4%
2007 28.3% +2.5%
2008 28.5% +0.7%
2009 28.3% -0.9%
2010 28.2% -0.3%
2012 27.1% -3.8%
2013 26.9% -0.8%
2017 25.9% -3.5%
2018 26.1% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.7% 30.2% 33.3% 2
2000s 27.1% 25.5% 28.5% 10
2010s 26.9% 25.9% 28.2% 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 18 Burundi 29.1% compare
  2. 19 Zambia 27.4% compare
  3. 20 Comoros 27.1% compare
  4. 22 Vanuatu 24.8% compare
  5. 23 Burkina Faso 22.8% compare
  6. 24 Togo 22.6% 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 26.1% 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 33.3% 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 25.5% in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Namibia ranks 21st out of 155 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 8.3%. 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 primary 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 primary 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
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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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/