Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia

Namibia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 405,849 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
405,849 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
129th
of 186 countries
All-time high
405,849 number
in 2019
All-time low
328,263 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 328.3k number1999: 334.7k number2000: 340.2k number2001: 344.9k number2002: 349.0k number2003: 352.4k number2004: 355.1k number2005: 356.7k number2006: 358.2k number2007: 358.3k number2008: 357.3k number2009: 355.4k number2010: 352.9k number2011: 350.3k number2012: 349.5k number2013: 351.3k number2014: 356.1k number2015: 363.7k number2016: 372.8k number2017: 383.6k number2018: 394.9k number2019: 405.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia is 405,849 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia peaked at 405,849 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 328,263 number, in 1998.

That places Namibia 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 331,481 number 328,263 number 334,699 number 2
2000s 352,755 number 340,232 number 358,333 number 10
2010s 368,098 number 349,464 number 405,849 number 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 126 Gabon 456,449 number compare
  2. 127 Guinea-Bissau 439,382 number compare
  3. 128 Moldova 415,489 number compare
  4. 130 Croatia 332,091 number compare
  5. 131 North Macedonia 304,224 number compare
  6. 132 Lesotho 304,142 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Namibia was 405,849 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 405,849 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 328,263 number in 1998.
How does Namibia rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.